UNSPSC 85704654: Drainage of left patella with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left patella with drainage device, 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 0Q9F00Z

UNSPSC 85704654 Drainage of left patella with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve orthopedic surgical supplies, implants, or drainage devices. Instead, the tagged solicitations cover occupational medical surveillance services, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for health plans, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these represent procurement of the medical device or surgical supply product the code nominally addresses.

The issuing bodies across the recent opportunities include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and procurement offices (Santa Clara, Harris County, Collier County), city pension and retirement offices (Phoenix), and municipal workforce management (Long Beach). Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southwest and West Coast, with recent postings from Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The code shows little relevant recent activity for the orthopedic drainage device category it nominally represents; the mismatch between the code definition and the actual solicitations suggests either miscoding by the issuing bodies or dormant procurement in this specific device category within state and local markets during the current period.