UNSPSC 85672931: Extirpation of matter from right upper extremity bursa and ligament, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right upper extremity 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 0MC90ZZ

UNSPSC 85672931 Extirpation of matter from right upper extremity bursa and ligament, open approach is a Commodity code with minimal relevance to state and local government procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — removal of matter from a bursa or ligament of the upper arm — that would typically fall within clinical hospital or physician practice scope rather than procurement by state and local agencies. Recent opportunities posted under this code do not align with its nominal scope; the four solicitations tagged to the code span independent medical evaluation services for public safety retirement disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out administration for municipal employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance programs for state transportation employees, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve the specific surgical procedure the code names.

The mismatch between code and opportunity scope suggests that the code may have been applied incorrectly by issuing bodies at the point of posting, or that the code taxonomy does not align with how state and local agencies currently classify healthcare administration and occupational health services procurement. The opportunities posted under this code — spanning the City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County, Collier County, and Santa Clara County Health System — are substantially about administrative services (benefits management, medical record coordination, occupational health surveillance, and staffing) rather than clinical procedures. Business development professionals should not expect state and local procurement activity under this code to reflect its literal surgical definition.