UNSPSC 85673428: Drainage of right hand bursa and ligament with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right hand bursa and ligament with drainage device, 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 0M9700Z

UNSPSC 85673428, Drainage of right hand bursa and ligament with drainage device, open approach, is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with the nominal scope and reflect instead procurement of occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical networks for public employees, and temporary health professional staffing. The mismatch between the code's clinical-procedure title and the actual work being solicited indicates that this code carries little relevance to medical device or surgical-services procurement as typically understood. The opportunities span multiple issuing bodies—county health systems, state transportation departments, county boards of commissioners, and city retirement offices—but the common thread is employee health benefits administration and occupational wellness programs rather than orthopedic surgical procedures or bursa-drainage devices.

Geographic spread includes Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation ferries occupational surveillance), Arizona (City of Phoenix disability medical evaluations), California (County of Santa Clara health professional staffing and City of Long Beach surgical benefit networks), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department emergency medical services for detained youth), and Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management). Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations, due October 9, 2026, requiring board-certified occupational physicians; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for disability medical record summary and independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year contract maximum, due October 16, 2026; the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification solicitation for temporary ancillary health professional staffing across 13 clinical categories, due October 7, 2026; and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with approximately $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending. The coding mismatch suggests vendors should verify code accuracy with the issuing body before responding.