UNSPSC 85705127: Release left tarsal, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left tarsal, 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 0QNM0ZZ

UNSPSC 85705127 Release left tarsal, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with that clinical scope. Instead, the code has been applied to health professional services solicitations spanning independent medical evaluations, occupational health surveillance, specialty surgical networks, pharmacy benefit management, youth detention healthcare, and temporary ancillary clinical staffing. The mismatch between the code's procedure-specific name and the actual work being procured suggests either systematic miscoding or institutional use of this code as a catch-all for health services contracting. The issuing bodies are county health systems, county boards of commissioners, city retirement offices, state departments of transportation, state ferries, and county juvenile probation departments—a mix of general-purpose health systems, pension administrators, and specialized public-agency medical programs.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida, with no state showing concentrated activity. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued an RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services to support disability pension determinations, budgeted at $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid August 31, 2026); the City of Long Beach requested proposals for a Centers of Excellence surgical carve-out program for city employees (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Given the code's nominal scope, the frequency of miscoding, and the absence of any recent procedure-specific surgical service solicitations, this code shows little reliable activity for vendors focused on actual orthopedic surgical services.