UNSPSC 85703414: Excision of right tibia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right tibia, 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 0QBG0ZZ

UNSPSC 85703414 Excision of right tibia, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with its stated scope. The opportunities actually solicited include comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve surgical excision procedures. The mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the work being procured suggests either data-entry error in the tagging of these opportunities or inconsistent application of UNSPSC codes by the issuing jurisdictions. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida), county health and behavioral health departments (San Mateo County, California), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica, California), reflecting a mix of general government procurement, health plan administration, and specialized health services contracting rather than any single class of healthcare provider.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in Florida and California, with secondary activity in Georgia. Recent opportunities include Muscogee County's RFP for inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026), Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services (due April 16, 2026), and San Mateo County's RFP for peer support services for peer workers (due July 2, 2025). The code shows no coherent procurement pattern — these are disparate healthcare service lines (correctional health, PBM administration, virtual care, behavioral health support, and medical direction) with no common underlying scope that would make this Commodity code a reliable filter for future opportunities. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat recent activity as a signal that the code's assignment is unreliable and verify each new opportunity against actual scope rather than relying on the code taxonomy.