UNSPSC 85695537: Removal of synthetic substitute from right carpal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from right carpal, 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 0PPM3JZ

UNSPSC 85695537 Removal of synthetic substitute from right carpal, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose title reflects a specific surgical procedure classification, but recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not align with orthopedic hand surgery. The source shows no recent solicitations for carpal implant removal or related surgical services. Instead, the code appears tagged to a diverse mix of occupational health, employee benefits management, and medical staffing procurements that fall outside the code's nominal scope—including independent medical evaluations for disability retirement determinations, pharmacy benefit management administration, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, surgical Centers of Excellence network management for municipal employee health plans, specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary ancillary health professional staffing. This mismatch suggests either data-entry error in the tagging or a state or local procurement office using the code as a catch-all for healthcare-related contracts that do not fit neatly into categorical taxonomy.

The issuing bodies span county governments, municipal human resources and benefits offices, state transportation departments, and county health systems—reflecting the broad range of agencies that contract for medical and health services support. Recent opportunities posted since mid-August 2026 originate from Arizona, California, Washington State, Texas, and Florida, with no geographic concentration evident. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers (due October 9, 2026, pre-bid August 31, 2026), the City of Long Beach's surgical carve-out benefits proposal (due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing pool (due October 7, 2026). Given the mismatch between the code's surgical procedure title and the actual work being solicited, this code shows little decision-relevant recent activity for firms pursuing hand surgery or orthopedic implant services.