UNSPSC 85704427: Drainage of right tibia, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right tibia, 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 0Q9G4ZZ

UNSPSC 85704427 Drainage of right tibia, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure (drainage of the right tibia via percutaneous endoscopic approach), yet the recent opportunities tagged to this code consist of occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, disability medical record summarization, surgical benefit carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention medical services — none of which involve the specific orthopedic procedure the code names. The mismatch suggests either misclassification in the issuing bodies' internal taxonomy systems or use of a catchall medical-procedures code for broader health-services solicitations.

The tagged opportunities span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries), county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), and municipalities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), with activity concentrated in Florida, Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas. Representatives include a City of Phoenix RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), an RFP from Washington State Ferries for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System's multiple-award vendor pool solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Given the procedural specificity of the code and the absence of actual drainage-of-tibia solicitations in the recent record, firms pursuing this code should investigate whether their services align with the broader occupational health, benefits administration, or temporary staffing categories that state and local bodies are actually buying under this designation, rather than assuming alignment with the code's nominal orthopedic scope.