UNSPSC 85695434: Removal of synthetic substitute from left carpal, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from left carpal, 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 0PPN0JZ

UNSPSC 85695434, Removal of synthetic substitute from left carpal, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal surgical procedure scope. The posted opportunities tagged under this code do not match the surgical intervention named in the code itself; instead, they reflect state and local government procurement of occupational health services, employee benefit administration, disability medical evaluations, and temporary healthcare staffing — work unrelated to orthopedic surgical procedures. The mismatch between the code's clinical designation and the actual solicitations suggests either a tagging error in the procurement system or a divergence between the taxonomy and current state and local buying patterns under this code number.

The six recent opportunities on file span multiple issuing bodies and states: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for disability determinations), the City of Long Beach (surgery benefit carve-out for PPO members), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty and emergency medical services), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. None of these solicitations involve the removal of synthetic implants or hand surgery; the code appears to be either systematically misapplied in the procurement system or dormant for the specific procedure it nominally describes.