UNSPSC 85693500: Long bones arm, percutaneous approach-part A

This class includes one or more of 17 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the long bones of the arm with percutaneous 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 85693500 Long bones arm, percutaneous approach—part A is a Class code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The five most recent opportunities posted to state and local procurement platforms under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, county pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction—a range of health services and administrative functions that fall substantially outside the orthopedic surgical implant or procedure scope the code nominally describes. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual opportunities tagged to it suggests either systematic misclassification in state and local procurement systems or that this code is not in active use for the product or service lines it is intended to represent.

The recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies including county corrections departments (Muscogee County Prison, Georgia), county human resources and benefits divisions (Collier County and Monroe County, Florida; San Mateo County, California), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica, California), with no repeat buyers evident in the available record. Geographic activity spans Georgia, Florida, and California, with no concentration pattern. Representative recent solicitations include the Muscogee County Prison's RFP No. 26-0008 for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with estimated annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members with a contract effective October 1, 2026. None of these opportunities align with the orthopedic implant or procedural focus that the code name suggests, raising questions about whether this code warrants pursuit or whether misclassification is masking the actual demand for long-bone arm procedures in state and local medical settings.