UNSPSC 85693118: Reposition right ulna, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right ulna, 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 0PSK0ZZ

UNSPSC 85693118 Reposition right ulna, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are procuring under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, pension disability evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, youth detention medical services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which align with orthopedic surgical procedures on the ulna. State and local procurement offices appear to have misclassified these solicitations within the medical and healthcare services taxonomy rather than surgical procedure codes. The mismatch suggests either a systemic tagging error across multiple jurisdictions or that the code's application in state and local contracting diverges substantially from its procedural clinical definition.

Recent opportunities show no genuine relevance to ulnar repositioning surgery. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations; the City of Long Beach requested surgical benefit carve-out program management; the Washington State Department of Transportation contracted for occupational medical surveillance; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth; Collier County solicited pharmacy benefit management; and Santa Clara County Health System posted a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing. All six opportunities involve administrative health services, occupational medicine, benefits management, or staffing procurement rather than surgical intervention. This code warrants review for reclassification or relabeling to improve vendor discoverability and reduce bid confusion on genuinely relevant state and local healthcare service opportunities.