UNSPSC 85672573: Division of right thorax bursa and ligament, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to division of right thorax bursa and ligament, open 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 0M8F0ZZ

UNSPSC 85672573 Division of right thorax bursa and ligament, open approach is a Commodity code that carries a procedural medical taxonomy designation but does not align with the scope of work actually being solicited by state and local governments under recent activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code reflect health services procurement across medical evaluation, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical care coordination, emergency medical services for detained youth, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve thoracic surgical procedures. The issuing bodies span city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal human resources departments (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County, Collier County), and county probation departments, indicating broad dispersion across administrative health functions rather than surgical specialization.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the West and Southwest, with posted opportunities from Arizona, California (Long Beach, Santa Clara), Florida (Collier County), Texas (Harris County), and Washington State between July and September 2026. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026), the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical care network coordination through Centers of Excellence (due October 7, 2026, targeting April 2027 go-live), and Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing (due October 7, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity in its stated scope of thoracic surgical procedures; the mismatch between the code's procedural classification and the actual health administration work being procured suggests potential miscoding in the source data or a systematic misalignment between taxonomy and actual state and local buying patterns under this Commodity designation.