UNSPSC 85673000: Bursae ligaments-upper extremities unspecified joint articulation, percutaneous approach

This class includes one or more of 19 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the bursae and ligaments of the upper extremities, unspecified joint articulation, percutaneous approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0M.

UNSPSC 85673000 Bursae ligaments-upper extremities unspecified joint articulation, percutaneous approach is a Class code showing minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve orthopedic surgical procedures, medical devices, or joint-articulation treatments; instead, they span inmate healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support services, and fire department medical direction—none of which are medical procedures targeting bursal or ligament pathology in the upper extremities.

The code shows no relevant recent activity in state and local purchasing. The five opportunities posted between February and April 2026 reflect contract awards for operational healthcare management and professional medical services across Georgia, Florida, and California jurisdictions, but none address the orthopedic procedural scope nominally embedded in the UNSPSC 85673000 descriptor. Procurement professionals evaluating this code should flag the mismatch between taxonomy assignment and actual buying patterns and consider whether state and local purchasing systems are applying this code accurately to healthcare services contracts that do not involve surgical intervention.