UNSPSC 85715027: Extirpation of matter from right temporomandibular joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right temporomandibular joint, 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 0RCC3ZZ

UNSPSC 85715027 Extirpation of matter from right temporomandibular joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity for state and local government procurement. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure on the temporomandibular joint—does not align with the recent opportunities tagged under it. State and local buyers posting medical and health services solicitations have not sought this procedure directly; instead, the code appears to have been applied broadly or incorrectly to administrative and staffing health-services procurement that falls outside orthopedic surgery specialization.

The recent opportunities tagged under this code span independent medical evaluation services for public safety retirement determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees (City of Long Beach), occupational health surveillance for ferry system workers (Washington State Department of Transportation), youth detention healthcare provision (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary ancillary clinical staffing (County of Santa Clara). None of these solicitations request the specific temporomandibular joint procedure the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include state transportation agencies, county and city human resources departments, health systems, and juvenile justice authorities across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Given the mismatch between the code's surgical scope and the administrative, occupational, and staffing health services actually being solicited, this code does not represent a coherent procurement opportunity category for vendors pursuing state and local contracts in orthopedic or related surgical specialties.