UNSPSC 85694656: Reposition left finger phalanx with external fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left finger phalanx with external fixation device, 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 0PSV05Z

UNSPSC 85694656 Reposition left finger phalanx with external fixation device, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure for orthopedic hand repair. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show no connection to the nominal scope; instead, the tagged solicitations cover occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical center-of-excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention medical services. The code appears to be a data-classification mismatch in state and local procurement systems rather than a category under which governments are actively buying orthopedic surgical procedures.

The solicitations do reflect activity across diverse issuing bodies—a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and pension boards (Collier County, Santa Clara County, Phoenix Retirement Office), city procurement offices (Long Beach), and county juvenile probation departments (Harris County)—and span multiple states including Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. However, none of these opportunities align with the code's stated scope of finger phalanx repositioning with external fixation, making this code an unreliable indicator of current state and local procurement demand in orthopedic surgical procedures or related services.