UNSPSC 85704741: Release left patella, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left patella, percutaneous 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 0QNF3ZZ

UNSPSC 85704741 Release left patella, percutaneous approach (Commodity) is a surgical procedure code that state and local procurement does not appear to be purchasing directly. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical technique, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code involve medical services procurement that spans occupational health surveillance, disability benefit evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical procedure carve-out networks—none of which are performed procedures themselves. The mismatch between the code's surgical-procedure taxonomy name and the actual scope of services being solicited suggests either a data-classification error in the opportunity tagging or that this code is used inconsistently by state and local procurement offices to flag broader healthcare procurement activity. The issuing bodies are varied: a city retirement office (Phoenix), a city health benefits administrator (Long Beach), a state transportation department (Washington), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), a county board of commissioners (Collier County), and a county health system (Santa Clara).

Geographically, recent activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years) supporting disability benefit determinations for public safety retirees; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026); the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical procedure carve-out networks through Centers of Excellence (due October 7, 2026, with go-live targeted for April 1, 2027); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 clinical categories (due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive multiple-award). The code shows limited relevant recent activity, and the opportunities present do not align clearly with the orthopedic procedure scope the code nominally describes.