UNSPSC 85672300: Bursae ligaments-lower extremities, percutaneous endoscopic approach-part B

This class includes one or more of 19 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the bursae and ligaments of the lower extremities percutaneous endoscopic approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0M.

UNSPSC 85672300 Bursae ligaments-lower extremities, percutaneous endoscopic approach-part B is a Class code showing no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for lower-extremity ligament repair, but the five most recently posted opportunities tagged to this code are instead solicitations for inmate medical services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which align with orthopedic surgical procedures or implantable medical devices. The mismatch suggests either a data classification error in the state and local procurement systems that assigned these opportunities to the code or a fundamental misalignment between the code's scope and actual transactional use. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for procurement purposes pending clarification of the tagging issue.

The opportunities themselves span correctional healthcare (Muscogee County, Georgia), county employee health plan administration (Collier County, Florida), virtual care platforms (Monroe County, Florida), behavioral health peer support (San Mateo County, California), and municipal emergency services medical oversight (Santa Monica, California). None represent demand for the orthopedic surgical product or service the code nominally describes. Until state and local procurement systems correct the code assignment or demonstrate genuine recurring demand for lower-extremity ligament repair under this code number, firms competing in orthopedic implants or surgical services should monitor higher-level orthopedic family and class codes rather than this commodity-tier code.