UNSPSC 85673420: Excision of right wrist bursa and ligament, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right wrist 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 0MB50ZZ

UNSPSC 85673420 Excision of right wrist bursa and ligament, open approach is a Commodity code that does not match the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local opportunities. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent procurement activity tagged to this code covers occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical care-out networks for employee benefits, and emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve wrist bursa or ligament excision. The issuing bodies span state agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and municipalities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), indicating wide jurisdictional use of the code despite the mismatch between the code's stated procedure and the services actually being procured.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Washington, Texas, Florida, California, and Arizona, with no single state dominating. Representative opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 (including a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026); the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program due October 7, 2026 with anticipated contract execution by April 1, 2027; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026. The code assignment appears to reflect a data-entry or taxonomy-mapping error; vendors pursuing work in occupational medicine, health benefits administration, medical staffing, or disability evaluation should not rely on this code for relevant pipeline development.