UNSPSC 85673547: Drainage of right wrist bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right wrist 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 0M953ZZ

UNSPSC 85673547 Drainage of right wrist bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its stated medical procedure scope and the actual work being solicited under it in state and local opportunities. Recent solicitations tagged to this code do not involve wrist bursa drainage procedures; instead, they reflect occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out programs, and temporary clinical staffing arrangements. The actual purchasing activity centers on administrative and occupational medical services, benefits program administration, and clinical staffing coordination rather than surgical interventions on the wrist. This suggests either a cataloging error in how state and local procurement offices have tagged opportunities to this code, or a fundamental misalignment between the code's procedural title and how it is being applied in practice.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with no dominant concentration. The issuing bodies represent city retirement offices, municipal health benefits programs, state transportation agencies, county health systems, and county workforce agencies. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP 26001 for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQHHS FY270052 establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories with proposals due October 7, 2026. Given the disconnect between the code's nominal scope and recent solicitation activity, this code appears to have limited relevance to firms specializing in procedural medical services.