UNSPSC 85673571: Destruction of left shoulder bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left shoulder 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 0M523ZZ

UNSPSC 85673571 Destruction of left shoulder bursa and ligament, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code name describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, and surgical carve-out benefit programs — none of which involve destruction of shoulder bursa or ligament procedures. This suggests a data-classification mismatch in the source rather than active state and local purchasing of this specific procedure under the code's stated scope.

The mismatch signals that UNSPSC 85673571 carries no reliable signal for business development targeting in state and local markets at this time. If shoulder-procedure purchasing does occur in state and local health systems, it is not being consistently tagged under this code in the opportunities reviewed. Vendors pursuing state and local government work in orthopedic or surgical services should verify the actual UNSPSC codes under which health systems and county procurement offices are issuing solicitations, rather than relying on the nominal code name.