UNSPSC 85704749: Excision of left patella, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0QBF3ZZ

UNSPSC 85704749 Excision of left patella, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are procuring under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical record review and examinations, surgical benefit carve-out administration, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which corresponds to orthopedic surgical procedures. The code appears to be a mismatch between the UNSPSC taxonomy and the way state and local procurement offices are using it; the opportunities show state and local bodies buying medical evaluation and administrative services, not surgical interventions.

The issuing bodies include a state ferry system (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county health system (Santa Clara), a county human services agency (Harris County Juvenile Probation), a county board of commissioners (Collier County, Florida), city retirement boards (Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Boards), and a city human resources department (Long Beach). Geographic spread includes Washington, California, Texas, Florida, and Arizona. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) and the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP for disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years). Because the code's nominal scope bears no meaningful relation to these procurements, activity under this code carries little signal for vendors in clinical, surgical, or orthopedic service lines.