UNSPSC 85692950: Reposition right ulna, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right ulna, external 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 0PSKXZZ

UNSPSC 85692950 Reposition right ulna, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes an orthopedic surgical procedure — repositioning of the right ulna bone using an external surgical approach — but recent opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect procurement of that surgical service. Instead, state and local bodies have tagged opportunities involving occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, Centers of Excellence surgical networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These represent administrative, staffing, and managed-care services rather than the specific surgical procedure the code describes. The mismatch suggests either tagging error by issuing bodies or that the code is being used as a proxy classification for broader medical procurement activity rather than for the orthopedic procedure named in the code definition.

The recent opportunities in the source span Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida, issued by the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and Santa Clara County Health System — a mix of city, county, state, and special-purpose health authority buyers. Given the procedural and administrative nature of these solicitations and their disconnect from the code's nominal scope, pursuit of opportunities under this code would require confirmation with issuing bodies that their surgical procedure needs are actually being tracked under a different code.