UNSPSC 85672320: Extirpation of matter from right ankle bursa and ligament, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right ankle bursa and ligament, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0MCQ4ZZ

UNSPSC 85672320 Extirpation of matter from right ankle bursa and ligament, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that bears no meaningful relationship to state and local government procurement activity. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet recent state and local opportunities posted under this code address independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and inpatient healthcare for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve ankle bursa procedures. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in the source data or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy label and the actual services being solicited.

The recent opportunities show activity from mixed issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluations for public safety pension boards), the City of Long Beach (surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary ancillary clinical staffing). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Because the code's nominal scope—an ankle bursa procedure—does not match any of the recent solicitations, this code shows little relevant state and local procurement activity for vendors seeking orthopedic or surgical procedure opportunities.