UNSPSC 85694963: Reposition left metacarpal with internal fixation device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left metacarpal with internal fixation device, percutaneous 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 0PSQ34Z

UNSPSC 85694963 Reposition left metacarpal with internal fixation device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure. However, recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with the procedure itself; instead, they reflect broad health services administration, medical staffing, pharmacy benefit management, and occupational health surveillance. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County, and Santa Clara County Health System have all tagged health administration and staffing solicitations to this code in the past two months, indicating the code is being used inconsistently across state and local procurement systems to capture a wide range of medical and health-related contract activity rather than orthopedic surgery specifically. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity suggests the code may be experiencing data quality issues or misclassification at the point of solicitation posting.

Recent opportunities reflect medical record review and disability benefit determination services (Phoenix, RFP due October 16, 2026), surgical center-of-excellence networks for government employee health plans (Long Beach, RFP due October 7, 2026), occupational medical surveillance across multiple ferry locations (Washington State Ferries via WSDOT, RFP due October 9, 2026 with pre-bid August 31), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County, RFI due September 25, 2026), pharmacy benefit management administration covering approximately 2,400 employees (Collier County, RFP due April 9, 2026), and temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories (Santa Clara County Health System, proposals due October 7, 2026). Activity is geographically distributed across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Given the consistent misalignment between the code definition and posted procurement, business development professionals should treat this code with caution; pursuing work under UNSPSC 85694963 on the assumption that it reflects orthopedic procedures is unlikely to yield relevant opportunities.