UNSPSC 85702644: Release right metatarsal, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release right metatarsal, open 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 0QNN0ZZ

UNSPSC 85702644 Release right metatarsal, open approach (Commodity) shows no alignment with recent state and local contract opportunities. The code nominally describes a surgical orthopedic procedure, yet the six most recent opportunities posted under this code involve occupational medical surveillance services (Washington State Ferries), disability medical evaluation and record summary for public safety pension applicants (City of Phoenix), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation), temporary health professional staffing pools (County of Santa Clara Health System), pharmacy benefit management administration (Collier County), and surgical procedure carve-out benefits management for city employees (City of Long Beach). None of these opportunities solicit orthopedic surgical procedures, implants, supplies, or clinical services aligned with metatarsal release surgery. The opportunities instead span medical administration, staffing, benefit management, and occupational health — categories orthogonal to the code's stated scope.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent solicitation activity suggests the code has been misapplied to these opportunities or the state and local procurement systems tagging them have misclassified them. Vendors and business development professionals should treat this code as showing little relevant recent activity for orthopedic surgical procedures and services. Before investing pursuit resources under UNSPSC 85702644, confirm the specific procurement vehicle and verify the actual scope of work through the solicitation documents and issuing body directly, as the coding here does not reliably signal orthopedic procedure opportunities.