UNSPSC 85694836: Destruction of right metacarpal, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of right 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 0P5P0ZZ

UNSPSC 85694836 Destruction of right metacarpal, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with state and local procurement activity in the source material. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure on a single anatomical structure, yet none of the recent opportunities posted under this code involve orthopedic surgical services, facility-based destruction procedures, or related clinical work. Instead, the opportunities listed under 85694836 address occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, specialty medical networks for Centers of Excellence, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention medical services—activities unrelated to the code's stated definition.

The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source data or a misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how state and local procurement offices are applying the code. The opportunities do span multiple issuing bodies—state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county agencies (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), and municipalities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach)—with geographic activity across Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. However, because the opportunities themselves are not substantively related to orthopedic surgical destruction services, this code shows little relevant recent activity for vendors pursuing traditional surgical or procedural work in that category.