UNSPSC 85695627: Replacement of right carpal with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right carpal with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0PRM4JZ

UNSPSC 85695627 Replacement of right carpal with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code showing no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for wrist replacement, but the recent opportunities tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance, disability retirement evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, surgical Centers of Excellence carve-outs, and youth detention healthcare services — none of which align with orthopedic implant procurement or surgical procedure coding. The mismatch indicates either a data-tagging error in the source or a fundamental misalignment between the UNSPSC code's intended scope and how state and local agencies are currently deploying it.

The six most recent opportunities across jurisdictions (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System) all concern administrative medical services, benefits management, and clinical staffing rather than implants or surgical procedures. No state or local body has solicited wrist replacement implants, surgical kits, or related hardware under this code in the recent window. Unless the code has been repurposed at scale for healthcare services procurement outside its nominal scope — an unusual but not impossible outcome in state and local taxonomy deployment — this code presents no actionable business development opportunity for suppliers of orthopedic implants or surgical devices.