UNSPSC 85673316: Supplement left wrist bursa and ligament with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left wrist bursa and ligament with synthetic substitute, 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 0MU60JZ

UNSPSC 85673316 Supplement left wrist bursa and ligament with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure. However, the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with the nominal procedure scope. The source records reflect instead a mix of health services procurement: independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve implantation of synthetic joint substitutes or the orthopedic surgical procedure the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement system or a divergence between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how issuing bodies are actually tagging health services contracts.

The issuing bodies soliciting under records tagged to this code span diverse jurisdiction types: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California). Recent opportunities posted between mid-July and mid-September 2026 include the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit management through centers of excellence (due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Ferries' RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026). Geographic activity centers in California, Arizona, Washington, Texas, and Florida, with no concentration pattern. The code shows no decision-relevant activity for orthopedic implant procurement or surgical procedure contracting; firms pursuing this code should verify accurate UNSPSC classification with issuing bodies or seek opportunities under health services categories rather than medical device or surgical procedure codes.