UNSPSC 85695042: Release right metacarpal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release right metacarpal, 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 0PNP3ZZ

UNSPSC 85695042 Release right metacarpal, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities in the source. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure code, but the five most recent opportunities posted under this UNSPSC code reflect healthcare services procurement — jail medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management administration, virtual primary and urgent care services, mental health peer support programs, and emergency medical services medical direction — none of which involve orthopedic surgical procedures or percutaneous metacarpal release.

State and local procurement bodies posting under this code include county boards of commissioners, a county jail system, county health and behavioral health departments, and a municipal fire department, spanning Florida, Georgia, and California. The opportunities instead signal misclassification or data-entry error in the underlying procurement notice filings; the code shows no recent relevant activity for orthopedic surgical services or procedures. Business development professionals evaluating orthopedic or hand surgery instrument procurement should verify the correct UNSPSC code directly with issuing bodies or seek opportunities tagged under codes aligned with surgical supplies, medical device procurement, or specific procedure categories rather than rely on this code's current signal.