UNSPSC 85691938: Resection of left rib, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of left rib, open 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 0PT20ZZ

UNSPSC 85691938 Resection of left rib, open approach (Commodity) does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local opportunities. The code nominally refers to a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged to it span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical record review, surgical benefits carve-out administration, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involves rib resection or procedural surgery itself. The mismatch suggests a classification error in the issuing bodies' tagging rather than legitimate activity under the code's stated scope. State and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal alignment with its nominal definition.

The recent opportunities posted by the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, RFP due October 16, 2026), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, RFP due October 9, 2026), City of Long Beach (surgical benefits carve-out for Centers of Excellence, RFP due October 7, 2026), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management, RFP due April 9, 2026), and County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories, RFP due October 7, 2026) indicate that issuing bodies are using this code to tag administrative, occupational health, and staffing services rather than operative procedures. Geographic activity appears in Arizona, Washington, California (Long Beach and Santa Clara), and Florida, with no clear concentration. The code itself offers little actionable signal for firms pursuing state and local surgical or procedural work; the actual scope under recent solicitations is administrative and occupational health services, misaligned with the code's name.