UNSPSC 85695162: Reposition left metacarpal with external fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left metacarpal with external fixation device, 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 0PSQ45Z

UNSPSC 85695162 Reposition left metacarpal with external fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows no alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The five most recent opportunities tagged under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county prison, employer pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services for county employees, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services—none of which involve orthopedic surgical procedures or fixation device installation.

The geographic spread of these opportunities includes Georgia (Muscogee County Prison, Columbus Consolidated Government), Florida (Collier County, Monroe County), and California (San Mateo County), but the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work solicited suggests either systematic miscoding in the source data or that this UNSPSC category is not actively used for state and local procurement in the relevant service lines. A business development professional evaluating pursuit under this code should verify the code assignment with the issuing bodies before committing resources, as the recent opportunities show no procurement demand for the orthopedic procedure the code purports to describe.