UNSPSC 85695500: Short bones hand, percutaneous approach

This class includes one or more of 17 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the short bones of the hand with percutaneous approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0P.

UNSPSC 85695500 Short bones hand, percutaneous approach is a Class code that describes orthopedic surgical procedures on hand bones, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with the nominal scope. The opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, occupational medical surveillance, specialty surgical benefits programs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which involve percutaneous hand bone surgery or orthopedic procedures. This mismatch suggests the code is either misapplied in state and local procurement systems or serves as a miscellaneous catch-all for medical and health services that do not map cleanly to the UNSPSC taxonomy. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County, Collier County), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipal governments (Long Beach), indicating a mix of pension administration, county health procurement, and municipal employee benefits administration rather than orthopedic surgical services.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with secondary activity dispersed across the country. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) covering disability medical record summary and scheduling of medical examinations for approximately 75 annual pension benefit applications with a $750,000 five-year contract value; the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) covering Centers of Excellence networks for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures for approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees; and the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) with a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026, covering baseline and periodic medical examinations across 14 Washington ferry system locations with a two-year term and up to five additional one-year extension options. The code shows no recent activity genuinely aligned with hand bone surgery procurement.