UNSPSC 85694605: Revision of internal fixation device in left finger phalanx, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of internal fixation device in left finger phalanx, 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 0PWV04Z

UNSPSC 85694605, Revision of internal fixation device in left finger phalanx, open approach, is a Commodity code that in practice does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the most recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, pension board disability medical evaluations, surgical center-of-excellence carve-out programs, and juvenile detention medical services — none of which involve internal fixation devices or finger phalanx revision surgery. The mismatch suggests either a data classification error in the posting system or that this code is used by state and local procurement offices as a catch-all for certain categories of healthcare services without regard to the UNSPSC taxonomy's surgical-procedure specificity.

Activity appears scattered across multiple issuing bodies and geographies with no coherent procurement pattern under the code's stated scope. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted for independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years); the City of Long Beach solicited a surgical benefits carve-out program (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation's ferry division requested occupational medical surveillance (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (RFI 071626BNM, due September 25, 2026); Collier County solicited pharmacy benefit management (RFP 25-8414, responses due April 9, 2026, approximately $8.7 million annually); and the County of Santa Clara Health System sought a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories (RFP RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code's recent use does not support a pursue strategy unless your firm operates across diverse healthcare service lines unrelated to orthopedic device revision; the orthopedic procedures named in Long Beach's surgical carve-out (knee, hip, shoulder, spine) do not include finger phalanx work.