UNSPSC 85692500: Irregular bones, external approach

This class includes one or more of 17 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the irregular bones with external approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0P.

UNSPSC 85692500 Irregular bones, external approach is a Class code that nominally addresses orthopedic surgical procedures, but recent state and local opportunities show the code is being applied to occupational and disability medical evaluation services, surgical benefit management programs, and temporary health professional staffing. The source shows a mismatch between the code's abstract name and what is actually being solicited: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office is procuring disability medical record summary preparation and independent medical examination services for pension benefit determinations; the City of Long Beach is requesting proposals for surgical procedure Centers of Excellence carve-out programs; the Washington State Department of Transportation is seeking occupational medical surveillance services for ferries personnel; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth; the County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories; and Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services. The issuing bodies span state departments, county health systems, county human resources and procurement offices, and city retirement and benefits functions. Geographic activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas, with no dominant concentration.

The City of Phoenix's independent medical evaluation RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) is representative: it seeks disability medical record summary preparation and scheduling of independent medical and psychiatric examinations for approximately 75 annual public safety pension benefit applications, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and response deadline of October 16, 2026. The Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) seeks baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit medical examinations for shipyard workers and vessel crew across 14 Washington locations, with a two-year initial term and optional five additional one-year extensions; a pre-bid conference was scheduled for August 31, 2026. The County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary staffing vehicle (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) is a non-exclusive multiple-award qualification pool for ancillary health professionals including audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, therapy services, and sterile processing, with no guaranteed work volume and a five-year qualified list retention period. The code shows sparse activity closely aligned to its nominal scope; the opportunities present are in occupational health, pension/benefits medical administration, and health professional staffing rather than surgical procedures themselves.