UNSPSC 85705150: Drainage of left tarsal with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left tarsal with drainage device, 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 0Q9M00Z

UNSPSC 85705150 Drainage of left tarsal with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal clinical scope and the work actually being solicited under it by state and local governments. The recent opportunities tagged to this code — independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, surgery benefit carve-out administration, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — reflect administrative healthcare service procurement, care coordination, and benefits management rather than a specific surgical procedure. State and local issuers using this code include county governments, municipal human resources and health departments, transit authorities, and county health systems spanning Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. The issuing bodies range from city retirement offices and county commissioners to specialized health systems and probation departments, with no single repeat buyer pattern evident in the recent solicitations.

The City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, for $750,000 over five years) to support disability benefit determinations for public safety retirees under Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System. The Washington State Department of Transportation's Washington State Ferries solicited occupational medical surveillance services (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) across 14 ferry locations for baseline, periodic, and exit examinations performed by occupational medicine-certified physicians. The City of Long Beach issued an RFP (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) for a Centers of Excellence surgical carve-out program covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures. Santa Clara County Health System established a non-exclusive qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) across audiology, cardiology, radiology, gastroenterology, and therapy services. Geographic activity clusters in the Pacific West (Washington, California) and Southwest (Arizona) with secondary activity in Texas and Florida. The code appears to aggregate health administration and staffing procurement without a coherent commodity focus; businesses evaluating this code should verify internal tagging against actual solicitation scope before pursuing.