UNSPSC 85704850: Excision of right patella, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right 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 0QBD4ZZ

UNSPSC 85704850 Excision of right patella, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve excision of the patella or percutaneous endoscopic surgical procedures. This mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy and the way state and local procurement offices are tagging healthcare and human services contracts. The recent activity indicates that state and local governments classify diverse healthcare service contracting — custody health, commercial benefits management, telemedicine platforms, mental health worker support, and emergency medical direction — under this single commodity code, which does not reflect its nominal scope.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing healthcare services under this code include county boards of commissioners (Collier County, Monroe County), county health and human services departments (San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services), municipal fire departments (Santa Monica Fire Department), and county sheriff or corrections departments (Muscogee County Prison via Columbus Consolidated Government). Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP 26-0008 for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), the Collier County Board of County Commissioners RFP 25-8414 for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (due April 9, 2026, with historical annual spending of approximately $8.7 million), Monroe County's RFP for Virtual Primary and Urgent Care Services effective October 1, 2026 (proposals due April 16, 2026), and Santa Monica Fire Department's RFP for a Fire Department Medical Director (proposals due October 16, 2025). Activity is concentrated in Florida (Collier County, Monroe County) and California (San Mateo County, Santa Monica), with Georgia (Muscogee County Prison) representing the remainder of recent geographic spread.