UNSPSC 85695651: Drainage of left carpal, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left carpal, 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 0P9N4ZZ

UNSPSC 85695651, Drainage of left carpal, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code reflect a divergence between the taxonomy assignment and the actual work being solicited. The few state and local bodies tagging opportunities under this code are acquiring occupational medical surveillance, disability pension evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans — none of which corresponds to the procedural scope the code name suggests. The issuing bodies include large municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipal human resources departments (City of Long Beach, Collier County). The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida.

Recent representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) covering medical record review and coordination of disability exams for approximately 75 annual applications across a five-year, $750,000 contract; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations statewide (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) covering baseline and periodic examinations for shipyard and vessel crew; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for a qualified vendor pool of temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) with no guaranteed volume. The code shows little relevant recent activity and displays a categorical mismatch between its procedural taxonomy assignment and the healthcare administration and occupational medicine services state and local governments are actually purchasing under it.