UNSPSC 85702514: Repair right metatarsal, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right metatarsal, external 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 0QQNXZZ

UNSPSC 85702514 Repair right metatarsal, external approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure code, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal relevance to orthopedic surgery itself. Instead, the solicitations tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program management, specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which align with metatarsal repair procedures. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently or erroneously across diverse healthcare administrative and occupational health service categories rather than to surgical intervention procurement. State and local issuing bodies tagging opportunities under this code include county pension boards, municipal employee benefit programs, state transportation departments, county juvenile probation departments, and county health systems.

Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations under an RFP due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The City of Long Beach is requesting proposals for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program for its Anthem Blue Cross PPO plan (RFP due October 7, 2026). The Washington State Department of Transportation is soliciting occupational medical surveillance services for ferry system employees across 14 locations statewide (RFQ due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026). The County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing services across ancillary clinical categories (proposals due October 7, 2026). Given the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity, this code shows little signal for metatarsal repair services and should be treated as inactive for surgical procedure procurement purposes.