UNSPSC 85692427: Release right scapula, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release right scapula, 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 0PN54ZZ

UNSPSC 85692427 Release right scapula, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are currently procuring under this code. The recent opportunities tagged to this code encompass independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, Centers of Excellence surgical carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which correspond to the orthopedic surgical procedure named in the code. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in these jurisdictions' procurement systems or that this code has been repurposed to capture a broader class of medical services contracting. State and local buying activity under this code tag includes health system procurement offices, county human resources and benefits divisions, county probation departments, transit authorities managing occupational health compliance, and municipal retirement offices. The scope spans everything from disability medical record summarization and independent physician examinations to full network-based surgical care bundling and specialty pharmacy administration—indicating that this code's current state and local use bears little relationship to its orthopedic nomenclature.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington based on recent postings, with the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County (Florida), and Santa Clara County (California) among recent issuers. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) seeking disability record summarization and physician examination scheduling for approximately 75 annual pension disability applications at $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) requiring board-certified occupational medicine physicians; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical Centers of Excellence carve-out benefits (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) covering knee, hip, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures for approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees; and Santa Clara County Health System's RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) as a non-exclusive multiple-award vehicle with no guaranteed work. Business development professionals should verify category alignment with their service offering before pursuing opportunities under this code, as the orthopedic procedure name does not predict what is actually being purchased.