UNSPSC 85695090: Destruction of right metacarpal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of 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 0P5P3ZZ

UNSPSC 85695090 Destruction of right metacarpal, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose title does not align with the state and local contract opportunities currently posted under it. The recent solicitations reveal a substantial mismatch: the code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet state and local governments are using it to tag purchases for occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability retirement determinations, pharmacy benefit management services, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these services involve destruction of a metacarpal bone or percutaneous surgical approaches. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope.

The six recent opportunities span diverse issuing bodies—a state department of transportation, county health systems, county retirement offices, county probation departments, and municipal entities—and geographic locations including Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Because the code's nominal scope does not match the actual work being solicited, business development professionals evaluating opportunities under this code should treat it as a taxonomy classification error rather than a reliable procurement signal.