UNSPSC 85705317: Removal of synthetic substitute from right tarsal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from 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 0QPL3JZ

UNSPSC 85705317 Removal of synthetic substitute from right tarsal, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose nominal title describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little activity aligned with orthopedic or podiatric surgery. Instead, the posted solicitations span occupational health surveillance, pension disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit administration, pharmacy management, temporary clinical staffing, and youth detention healthcare — a collection of health services procurement that does not correspond to tarsal joint replacement or removal. The code appears to be misapplied across jurisdictions to capture healthcare service contracting broadly rather than the narrow surgical procedure its designation suggests. State and local buyers using this code include county health systems, city retirement boards, state transportation departments, county probation authorities, and county commissioners' offices. The issuing bodies span multiple states and locality types — Arizona pension boards, California cities and counties, Washington state ferries, Texas juvenile justice, and Florida county governments.

The recent activity concentrates in California, Arizona, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years) covering disability medical record review and physician examination coordination for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applications; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry system employees across 14 locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out management through Centers of Excellence (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); and Santa Clara County Health System's qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code does not appear to be actively pursued for its stated surgical procedure scope in recent state and local procurement.