UNSPSC 85672941: Destruction of right upper extremity bursa and ligament, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of 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 0M590ZZ

UNSPSC 85672941 Destruction of right upper extremity bursa and ligament, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its clinical taxonomy designation and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve orthopedic surgery or ligament-destruction procedures; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluation, surgical benefit administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention healthcare services. The issuing bodies range across municipal pension boards, state transportation departments, county health systems, and county probation departments. The scope of work being solicited includes independent medical record review and examination coordination for public safety retirement determinations, occupational health baseline and periodic examinations aligned with state regulatory requirements, surgical procedure carve-out networks and Centers of Excellence administration, specialty pharmacy management with rebate guarantees and cost containment initiatives, and temporary clinical staffing for ancillary health specialties including audiology, imaging, therapy services, and sterile processing.

Recent opportunities are concentrated in the Southwest and West Coast. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services (proposals due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations in RFP RFP20260825 (proposals due October 9, 2026, pre-bid conference August 31, 2026); the City of Long Beach issued HR26753 for a surgical benefit carve-out program (proposals due October 7, 2026, contract effective April 1, 2027); Collier County issued RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management covering 2,400 employees and approximately $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending (proposals due April 9, 2026); the County of Santa Clara Health System solicited temporary health professional staffing through a multi-award qualification vehicle (proposals due October 7, 2026); and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued RFI 071626BNM for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth (responses due September 25, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated clinical scope and does not represent a cohesive procurement category for medical device or surgical service vendors.