UNSPSC 85705400: Short bones foot, percutaneous endoscopic approach-part A

This class includes one or more of 17 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the short bones of the foot with percutaneous endoscopic approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0Q.

UNSPSC 85705400 Short bones foot, percutaneous endoscopic approach-part A is a Class code that carries a medical-procedure nomenclature disconnected from actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect administrative health services and occupational medical examination contracting—independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing qualification, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which align with foot surgery coding or procedure-level medical service delivery. The code shows little relevant recent activity; the mismatch suggests that state and local procurement offices are applying a clinical procedure taxonomy (likely copied from a medical billing or EHR classification upstream) to administrative health contracting that does not map to orthopedic surgical intervention.

The opportunities span diverse issuing bodies: city retirement boards (Phoenix), municipal HR departments (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county commissioners' human resources divisions (Collier County), and public health systems (County of Santa Clara). Geographic activity appears concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no single state or jurisdiction dominating. Concrete examples include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out management (HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). These solicitations target benefits administration, occupational health compliance, and specialty healthcare network management rather than orthopedic procedures. The code as currently tagged does not support pursuit activity in orthopedic or podiatric surgery contracting.