UNSPSC 85723607: Excision of left ankle joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left ankle 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 0SBG0ZZ

UNSPSC 85723607 Excision of left ankle joint, open approach is a Commodity code that does not map to state and local government procurement activity. The code describes a surgical procedure—the excision of the left ankle joint via open surgical approach—which is a clinical intervention performed on individual patients in hospital or surgical settings, not a product or service that state and local jurisdictions solicit or contract for as buyers. State and local governments purchase healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, mental health support, emergency medical direction, and virtual care platforms, but they do not procure specific surgical procedures as line items in competitive solicitations. The recent opportunities posted under this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services (Muscogee County Prison), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), virtual primary and urgent care (Monroe County), peer support for peer workers (San Mateo County), and fire department medical direction (Santa Monica)—are healthcare and behavioral health service contracts, not surgical procedure codes. The code assignment appears to be a data error or misclassification in the state or local procurement system.

The code shows no relevant procurement activity for state and local business development purposes. Any firm evaluating this UNSPSC code should treat it as inactive for state and local government contracting and redirect focus to broader healthcare, pharmacy, and emergency medical services codes that actually reflect the state and local purchasing landscape.