UNSPSC 85705217: Revision of synthetic substitute in right tarsal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in right tarsal, 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 0QWL3JZ

UNSPSC 85705217 Revision of synthetic substitute in right tarsal, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal clinical scope and the medical and healthcare administration services actually being solicited by state and local governments. The recent opportunities posted under this code are not tarsal joint procedures or orthopedic surgeries; instead, they span independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, occupational health surveillance, specialty surgical carve-out benefits management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, and surgical center-of-excellence networks. The issuing bodies are diverse — city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, county juvenile probation departments, and municipal health benefit administrators — reflecting both core governmental health and safety functions and employee benefits administration. The code's breadth of application across dissimilar healthcare service categories suggests a classification mismatch rather than a genuine commodity code for a specific orthopedic procedure.

Geographic activity spans multiple states and regions, with recent solicitations from Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Representative opportunities include the Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (due October 7, 2026, targeting implementation by April 1, 2027), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026, pre-bid conference August 31, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026, historical annual pharmacy spend approximately $8.7 million). The code's use across such disparate procurements — from occupational health to dental benefits, disability evaluation coordination, and clinical staffing — indicates a taxonomy classification issue rather than meaningful procurement concentration.