UNSPSC 85672616: Extirpation of matter from left thorax bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left thorax 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 0MCG3ZZ

UNSPSC 85672616 Extirpation of matter from left thorax bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows a categorical mismatch with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical nomenclature describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the six recent opportunities posted under this code solicit occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve the thoracic surgical intervention the code nominally describes. This suggests the code has been applied as a catch-all for health services or benefits administration rather than as a true procedure-specific classifier.

The issuing bodies span diverse state and local jurisdictions: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California). The most recent solicitations are concentrated in California, Arizona, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the Washington State Ferries' RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026); the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications to the Phoenix Fire Pension Board and Phoenix Police Pension Board (due October 16, 2026 at $750,000 over five years); and the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures through Centers of Excellence for 3,800 active employees and retirees (due October 7, 2026, with contract execution and go-live targeted for April 1, 2027). The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its stated surgical scope.