UNSPSC 85722922: Removal of drainage device from right knee joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from right knee joint, external 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 0SPCX0Z

UNSPSC 85722922, Removal of drainage device from right knee joint, external approach, is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure; however, recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not align with that clinical descriptor. The six most recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty and emergency medical services for youth in detention, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve knee joint drainage-device removal or orthopedic surgery. This mismatch suggests the code has been applied inconsistently or incorrectly to these opportunities, and the code shows little relevant recent activity for the procedure it nominally describes.

The issuing bodies represent a mix of state departments, county governments, and city municipalities: the Washington State Department of Transportation (ferries division), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. Geographic spread includes Washington, Texas, Florida, Arizona, California, and other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferries employees (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026), and the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs offering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures (due October 7, 2026). Because the code's nominal scope does not match what is actually being procured, business development interest should be grounded in the specific opportunities themselves rather than the code's stated clinical descriptor.