UNSPSC 85694723: Repair left metacarpal, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left metacarpal, 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 0PQQ0ZZ

UNSPSC 85694723 Repair left metacarpal, open approach, a Commodity code, shows no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes orthopedic surgical repair, but recent opportunities tagged to this code do not align with surgical procedures on specific anatomical sites. Instead, the opportunities capture occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, employee health benefit administration, and temporary clinical staffing — services that are administrative, preventive, or staffing-related rather than direct surgical repair.

The mismatch reflects a broader pattern: state and local procurement offices do not typically solicit direct surgical services under UNSPSC medical procedure codes. When government entities contract for employee or beneficiary medical care, they do so through health plan administration, benefit management, occupational health programs, or workforce support vehicles — all of which appear in the recent opportunities but fall outside the scope of this specific Commodity code. No recent state or local RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITT explicitly solicits repair procedures for metacarpal fractures or related orthopedic surgical work. Vendors evaluating this code should treat it as dormant for state and local procurement purposes and focus instead on higher-level Family or Class codes that capture occupational health services, employee health benefits, or staffing support.