UNSPSC 85695004: Repair right thumb phalanx, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right thumb phalanx, 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 0PQR3ZZ

UNSPSC 85695004 Repair right thumb phalanx, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows significant mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical nomenclature does not align with the services state and local governments are actually buying under this designation. Recent opportunities tagged to this code include disability medical evaluation services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, specialty medical staffing for health systems, and emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth — none of which constitute orthopedic surgical procedures on the thumb. The issuing bodies span diverse jurisdictions: municipal retirement boards and pension funds (City of Phoenix), county health systems and human services (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara Health System), state transportation authorities (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipal benefits procurement (City of Long Beach, Collier County).

Recent activity clusters geographically in California, Arizona, Washington, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicitation (RTMRFP26001, RFP, response due October 16, 2026) for comprehensive disability medical record summary and independent medical examination services supporting approximately 75 annual pension benefit applications with a five-year contract maximum of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation solicitation (RFP20260825, response due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations; the City of Long Beach solicitation (HR26753, RFP, due October 7, 2026) for surgical and medical procedure carve-out networks covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, and oncology procedures through Centers of Excellence; and the County of Santa Clara Health System solicitation (RFSQHHSFY270052, response due October 7, 2026) establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary staffing across ancillary clinical specialties including audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, and surgical services. The code's assignment to these opportunities suggests a data-entry or taxonomic error in the issuing systems rather than genuine procurement under a thumb orthopedic procedure code.