UNSPSC 85695516: Supplement right carpal with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right carpal with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous 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 0PUM37Z

UNSPSC 85695516 Supplement right carpal with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment between the code's nominal scope — a specific orthopedic surgical procedure — and the state and local opportunities currently tagged under it. Recent solicitations posted under this code are instead requesting independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for public employee health plans. None of these activities involve carpal supplementation or tissue grafting procedures. The issuing bodies span municipal retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, and city employee benefits programs — a broad cross-section of government health administration — but their actual work does not match the procedure-specific code name.

Activity under this code appears concentrated in Arizona, Washington State, and California based on recent postings from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (RFP for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System (RFP for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026), and the City of Long Beach (RFP for surgical benefit carve-out program due October 7, 2026). The Phoenix and Long Beach opportunities represent substantive contracts — the Phoenix medical evaluation services scope encompasses approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications over a five-year term with maximum compensation of $750,000, while Long Beach's surgical benefit program targets approximately 3,800 enrolled active employees and retirees. The code's current tagging appears to reflect a data classification mismatch rather than genuine procurement activity for the surgical procedure itself; vendors pursuing genuine orthopedic procedure-related opportunities should verify code alignment independently rather than relying on this taxonomy entry.