UNSPSC 85673600: Bursae ligaments-upper extremities, percutaneous endoscopic approach-part A

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 endoscopic 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 85673600 Bursae ligaments-upper extremities, percutaneous endoscopic approach-part A is a Class code under which state and local governments show little relevant recent procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—orthopedic surgical procedure coding—does not align with the recent opportunities posted under this classification. The most recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code involve inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which relate to upper extremity orthopedic procedures or the procedural codes that the UNSPSC taxonomy is designed to classify. This mismatch suggests either a data entry error in how opportunities were tagged to the code or a systematic misalignment between the code's intended scope and its current operational use in state and local procurement systems.

The opportunities that do appear under this code span multiple issuing bodies—county governments, county health departments, and municipal fire departments—across Florida, Georgia, and California, covering healthcare service contracting ranging from correctional facility medical operations to employee health plan administration and emergency medical services direction. However, these opportunities do not represent genuine procurement activity within the code's stated Class scope. A business development professional evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for its intended purpose and verify coding accuracy before allocating pursuit resources.