UNSPSC 85723463: Release left knee joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release 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 0SND0ZZ

UNSPSC 85723463 Release left knee joint, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes orthopedic surgical procedure codes, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code bear no substantive relationship to the nominal scope. The five most recent opportunities involve inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county detention facility, pharmacy benefit management for a county employee health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services for county members, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and medical direction for a fire department EMS program. None of these solicitations involve orthopedic surgery, knee joint procedures, or surgical approach specifications. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated taxonomy definition.

The issuing bodies across the recent postings span county governments (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida; and Santa Mateo County, California) and municipal fire services (Santa Monica, California), with no state departments or school districts represented. Georgia, Florida, and California account for all recent activity under this code. The posting dates cluster in February through May 2026, with response dates ranging from April through July 2026. The apparent mismatch between the orthopedic surgery code definition and the actual health services and behavioral health solicitations suggests either a systematic coding error in the issuing jurisdictions' procurement systems or misclassification during upload to the opportunities database. Vendors evaluating this code should verify the actual commodity classification when pursuing individual opportunities.