UNSPSC 85673744: Drainage of right elbow bursa and ligament with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right elbow bursa and ligament with drainage device, 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 0M9340Z

UNSPSC 85673744 Drainage of right elbow bursa and ligament with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure code — and the state and local procurement activity actually posted under it. The six recent opportunities tagged to this code cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None involve elbow bursa drainage procedures or related orthopedic surgery. The code appears to function as a catch-all for health-services contracting rather than a procedure-specific procurement vehicle, suggesting either systematic mis-tagging by issuing bodies or administrative assignment of health-related work to an available UNSPSC slot without regard to code semantics.

Issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), county health systems and probation offices (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and municipalities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). Geographic activity spans Washington, Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP for public safety pension disability determinations (due October 16, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's multiple-award temporary health professional staffing pool (due October 7, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity for its stated procedure scope and warrants careful review of actual work scope before pursuing.