UNSPSC 85694517: Revision of synthetic substitute in right thumb phalanx, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in right thumb phalanx, 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 0PWRXJZ

UNSPSC 85694517, Revision of synthetic substitute in right thumb phalanx, external approach, is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code include independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, surgical care-out benefit programs, occupational health surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve orthopedic prosthetic procedures on thumb phalanxes. The mismatch between the code's nominal title and the work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding of health care procurement or a vendor-database alignment issue rather than genuine demand for the prosthetic revision procedure the code names.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code are geographically distributed across county health systems, municipal retirement offices, state transportation agencies, and county human services departments—including the City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County, and the County of Santa Clara. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's multiple-award qualification pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no concentration in any single region.