UNSPSC 85672172: Destruction of right hip bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of right hip bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0M5L3ZZ

UNSPSC 85672172 Destruction of right hip bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach, Commodity, shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's medical procedure taxonomy does not match the scope of work state and local governments are soliciting under this code number. Recent opportunities posted under 85672172 span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefits evaluation, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention healthcare services — none of which involve orthopedic hip procedures. The issuing bodies include county health systems, transit authorities, juvenile justice departments, and municipal retirement boards. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the heterogeneous medical administration and staffing services being procured suggests either miscoding at the source or a broader use of this code for unrelated health service categories. State and local procurement databases occasionally tag opportunities with codes that do not reflect the actual work, and this code appears to be an example of that pattern.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona (Phoenix retirement system), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State (transportation ferries), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), indicating multi-state use without geographic concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) involving disability record summarization and scheduling physician examinations at a maximum five-year contract value of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 WSF locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's vehicle to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Absent clear relevance between the code's orthopedic procedure name and the medical administration and staffing services actually being purchased, this code warrants close examination before pursuit.