UNSPSC 85704829: Repair left patella, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left patella, 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 0QQF4ZZ

UNSPSC 85704829 Repair left patella, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve orthopedic surgical repair services. Instead, state and local bodies are using this code—or it is being misapplied—to solicit independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical center-of-excellence carve-out programs. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought disability medical record summary and independent medical examination coordination for public safety pension determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation requested occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers; the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing; and the City of Long Beach sought a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program managing selected specialties through Centers of Excellence. None of these solicitations involve the orthopedic surgical repair procedures the code nominally describes. Issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State), counties (Santa Clara, Harris, Collier), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), with health systems and pension boards driving the activity rather than procurement offices seeking surgical services.

The geographic spread includes California, Arizona, Washington, Florida, and Texas, with recent activity concentrated in large metropolitan areas and state health agencies. The most significant recent opportunities are the City of Phoenix's independent medical evaluation services contract (RFP RTMRFP26001, proposals due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers across 14 locations (RFP RFP20260825, proposals due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara's temporary health professional staffing qualification pool (RFSQHHSFY270052, proposals due October 7, 2026). The code shows no recent procurement of orthopedic surgical repair services, indicating either a data-entry error in the source taxonomy or a fundamental mismatch between the code's scope and how state and local agencies are classifying medical services. Firms pursuing activity under this code should verify the actual service category with the issuing body before preparing a proposal.