UNSPSC 85723970: Extirpation of matter from right knee joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right knee 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 0SCC3ZZ

UNSPSC 85723970 Extirpation of matter from right knee joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure at the anatomical level, yet the most recent opportunities tagged under it solicit administrative medical and health services—independent medical evaluation for disability benefit determinations, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgery center-of-excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical care for youth in custody. None of these activities constitute the orthopedic procedure the code name specifies, and none involve procurement of surgical intervention itself.

The issuing bodies span diverse local and state health systems: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (on behalf of pension boards), the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation (Washington State Ferries), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. Geographically, recent activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Because the code appears to be applied incorrectly to administrative and staffing services rather than to orthopedic procedures, vendors in surgical orthopedics or implant supply should not pursue opportunities listed under this code; the mismatch suggests either miscoding by the issuing body or a data artifact. Firms focused on health system staffing, occupational health services, or pharmacy administration may encounter this code, but should verify the actual scope before committing proposal resources.