UNSPSC 85692959: Repair left ulna, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left ulna, external 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 0PQLXZZ

UNSPSC 85692959 Repair left ulna, external approach is a Commodity code with a title that does not align with the actual state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities show no orthopedic surgical repair work. Instead, the code's recent solicitations span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit program management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty hospital services for youth in custody—none of which involve orthopedic surgical repair. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being procured suggests this code has been misapplied to administrative, staffing, and benefit-management services rather than procedure-specific surgical repair.

Issuing bodies across the recent opportunities include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and human services (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and cities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). Geographic activity is concentrated in California (Santa Clara, Long Beach, Collier County), Texas (Harris County), Washington State, and Arizona. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026 seeking occupational-medicine board-certified physicians to conduct baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry system locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for disability medical record summary and independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 supporting public safety pension determinations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing (audiology, radiology, respiratory care, surgical/OR support, and allied clinical categories) due October 7, 2026. The code's use for these administrative and staffing categories appears taxonomically incorrect.