UNSPSC 85673446: Division of right elbow bursa and ligament, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to division of right elbow 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 0M830ZZ

UNSPSC 85673446 Division of right elbow bursa and ligament, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure; however, state and local procurement activity tagged under this code does not reflect surgical interventions at all. Recent opportunities demonstrate that the code is being applied to occupational health services, disability medical evaluations, specialty medical benefits administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and youth detention healthcare—none of which align with the elective or trauma-based orthopedic surgery the code nominally describes. The mismatch between code taxonomy and actual procurement activity suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or repurposing of the code as a catch-all classification for health services when more granular or appropriate codes are unavailable.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county departments of health and human services (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County), municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal employee benefits programs (City of Long Beach), and state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation). Geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) to review medical records and coordinate disability examinations for approximately 75 public safety pension applicants annually at a maximum of $750,000 over five years; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) for its Anthem PPO plan covering approximately 3,800 active employees and retirees; and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) with a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026, to conduct baseline, periodic, and exit examinations across 14 Washington ferry system locations. Given the taxonomic mismatch, this code shows little relevant recent activity in its stated scope and warrants verification of actual procurement intent before pursuit.