UNSPSC 85672805: Removal of drainage device from upper bursa and ligament, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from upper bursa and ligament, external 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 0MPXX0Z

UNSPSC 85672805 "Removal of drainage device from upper bursa and ligament, external approach" is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities show no medical-device removal or surgical procedures matching the code's nominal scope. Instead, the posted solicitations cover occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical benefit program administration and Centers of Excellence networks (City of Long Beach), emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (Santa Clara County Health System). These are health services administration, staffing coordination, and benefits management activities — not the orthopedic or surgical device removal work the code describes.

The issuing bodies are a mix of state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), with no specialized medical-device or surgical-specialty procurement visible in the recent block. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, though the code shows little coherent state and local procurement clustering around the orthopedic or musculoskeletal surgical domain the code nominally covers. The mismatch between code name and actual opportunity scope suggests either a tagging error in the source data or a code assignment that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this identifier. Firms evaluating this code should verify whether recent opportunities truly fall within their service scope rather than relying on the UNSPSC title alone.