UNSPSC 85673513: Release left elbow bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left elbow bursa and ligament, percutaneous 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 0MN43ZZ

UNSPSC 85673513 Release left elbow bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of work in recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the five recent opportunities in the source are for inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve orthopedic surgical procedures. This represents a significant mismatch between the code's stated scope and what state and local governments are actually soliciting under this taxonomy entry.

The recent opportunities span multiple issuing bodies including county corrections departments, county human resources and benefits divisions, county health plans, county behavioral health agencies, and municipal fire departments across Georgia, Florida, and California. Geographic spread includes activity in Georgia (Muscogee County), Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), and California (San Mateo County and Santa Monica). Without confirmed alignment between the code name and the work being procured, this code shows limited decision relevance for business development purposes targeting the orthopedic surgical services the code nominally describes.