UNSPSC 85673638: Resection of right elbow bursa and ligament, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of right elbow bursa and ligament, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0MT34ZZ

UNSPSC 85673638, Resection of right elbow bursa and ligament, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that bears no meaningful relationship to actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical record reviews, surgical benefit carve-outs, and youth detention emergency medical services — none of which involve elbow bursa or ligament resection. This appears to be a taxonomy classification error; the code has been applied to general healthcare procurement solicitations unrelated to orthopedic surgery.

State and local governments issuing under this code include county health systems (Santa Clara), county boards of commissioners (Collier County in Florida), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), city retirement offices (Phoenix), city procurement departments (Long Beach), county juvenile probation departments (Harris County, Texas), and county commissioners (implied across the pool). The geographic spread includes California, Florida, Arizona, Washington, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across fourteen ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference August 31, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Given the fundamental mismatch between the code's surgical descriptor and the healthcare administration and occupational health work being procured, this code warrants investigation at the source issuing bodies to confirm proper UNSPSC classification before committing business development resources.