UNSPSC 85695439: Removal of synthetic substitute from right carpal, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from right 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 0PPM0JZ

UNSPSC 85695439 Removal of synthetic substitute from right carpal, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it bear little relation to that clinical description. The opportunities instead span independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical center-of-excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. State and local buyers posting these opportunities have tagged them with a procedure code, but the work they are actually soliciting is administrative medical services, benefits management, and staffing — not surgical intervention on carpal joints. The issuing bodies are diverse: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (pension board administration), the City of Long Beach (employee health benefits), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational health), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (detention healthcare), Collier County (employee pharmacy benefits), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary clinical staffing). This mix spans state departments, county agencies, and city governments with no clear concentration.

Geographic spread across recent activity includes Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability retirement determinations, due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminals, due October 9, 2026; the City of Long Beach RFP HR26753 for surgical center-of-excellence network management for employee health benefits, due October 7, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System RFSQHHSFY270052 establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing across 13 clinical categories, due October 7, 2026. The code shows substantial posting activity, but the mismatch between the procedure-specific code name and the administrative or staffing services actually being procured signals inconsistent or overly broad tagging by issuing bodies rather than coherent procurement demand for the surgical procedure the code nominally describes.