UNSPSC 85695420: Reposition left carpal with external fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left carpal with external fixation device, open 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 0PSN05Z

UNSPSC 85695420 Reposition left carpal with external fixation device, open approach is a Commodity code. The recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with the code's nominal medical-device scope. Instead, the opportunities center on comprehensive healthcare administration and provider services — inmate medical and pharmacy management, pharmacy benefit management for employee health plans, virtual primary care and urgent care delivery, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and emergency medical services medical direction. The code appears to have been misapplied to these solicitations, which involve healthcare delivery contracting, benefit plan administration, and clinical program management rather than orthopedic surgical devices or procedures.

The issuing bodies include county governments (Muscogee County via Columbus Consolidated Government in Georgia, Collier County in Florida, Monroe County in Florida) and municipal/county health departments (San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services in California, Santa Monica Fire Department in California). Geographic activity spans Florida, Georgia, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026). No state and local procurement activity under this code involves the orthopedic surgical devices or procedures the code nominally describes.