UNSPSC 85695112: Revision of synthetic substitute in left thumb phalanx, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in left thumb phalanx, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0PWS4JZ

UNSPSC 85695112 Revision of synthetic substitute in left thumb phalanx, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its clinical procedural name and the actual medical and occupational health services state and local governments are procuring under this designation. Recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code do not involve orthopedic surgical procedures; instead, they span independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, surgical carve-out benefit management for employee health plans, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation departments (Harris County), and county human resources and procurement divisions (Collier County). The mismatch between the code's stated procedural scope and the actual procurement activity suggests either a data entry error in the taxonomy assignment or a deliberate use of a clinical code as a placeholder for general medical services and benefit administration.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with the most recent and substantive opportunities coming from Phoenix (City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services, due October 16, 2026 at $750,000 over five years), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation RFP RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance, due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference scheduled August 31, 2026), and Long Beach (City of Long Beach RFP HR26753 for surgical benefit carve-out management, due October 7, 2026). Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP (258414, due April 9, 2026, approximately $8.7 million annually) and Santa Clara County's temporary health professional staffing pool (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) represent the broader healthcare contracting activity. The code does not reflect procedural orthopedic surgery procurement and warrants clarification before pursuing; the underlying procurement activity relates to occupational health programs, disability medical administration, and employee benefit plan management rather than surgical procedure provision.