UNSPSC 85723431: Removal of drainage device from left knee joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from left knee joint, 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 0SPD00Z

UNSPSC 85723431, Removal of drainage device from left knee joint, open approach, is a Commodity code that does not reflect actual state and local procurement activity in the recent solicitations posted under this code. The code is narrowly defined as a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it encompass 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 surgical removal of knee drainage devices. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a taxonomy misalignment that renders this code effectively dormant for state and local procurement purposes.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities span a municipal retirement office (City of Phoenix), a municipal employee benefits division (City of Long Beach), a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile justice system (Harris County), a county government (Collier County and Santa Clara County), and a county health system (Santa Clara). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas. The recent opportunities—Phoenix Fire Pension Board and Phoenix Police Pension Board seeking independent medical evaluations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); City of Long Beach requesting surgical Centers of Excellence network management (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); and Washington State Ferries seeking occupational medical surveillance (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026)—represent health benefits administration and occupational health services, not the procedure itself. Absent evidence of state or local government bodies actually procuring the described surgical service, this code shows no relevant market activity for business development purposes.