UNSPSC 85673500: Bursae ligaments-upper extremities, 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 with 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 85673500 Bursae ligaments–upper extremities, percutaneous approach is a Class code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged to this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services, and fire department medical direction—are healthcare administration and clinical services unrelated to orthopedic or musculoskeletal procedure codes. The code's nominal scope addresses a specific medical procedure on connective tissue of the upper extremities, yet the posted solicitations involve broader healthcare delivery, behavioral health support, and medical administration. State and local purchasing offices appear to have misclassified these opportunities or the code itself carries wider application in their taxonomies that diverges sharply from its UNSPSC definition.

Geographic activity spans Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County), and California (Santa Monica), with no clear concentration. The issuing bodies include county procurement divisions (Collier, Monroe), county corrections (Muscogee County Prison under Columbus Consolidated Government), county behavioral health (San Mateo County), and municipal fire services (Santa Monica). Without solicitations actually seeking orthopedic supplies, devices, or procedure-related services, this code does not represent a material pursuit opportunity for vendors in the orthopedic, medical device, or surgical supply space. The mismatch between code definition and posted work suggests either systematic data quality issues in state-local taxonomy tagging or a definitional scope within UNSPSC that does not align with how these jurisdictions use the code.