UNSPSC 85712178: Release right wrist joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release right wrist joint, 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 0RNN0ZZ

UNSPSC 85712178 Release right wrist joint, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal alignment with orthopedic surgery. The code appears in the procurement records primarily through mislabeling or taxonomy-mapping inconsistencies; the actual opportunities surfacing under it span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs — none of which center on wrist joint release procedures. State and local issuing bodies using this code include county health systems, county commissioners' offices, state transportation departments, city retirement offices, and county juvenile justice authorities, reflecting a mix of health insurance administration, employee benefits management, and occupational medical services rather than orthopedic surgical procurement.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southwest and Pacific regions. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP (RFP20260825) for occupational medical surveillance across 14 Washington State ferry locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services to support disability pension determinations with a response deadline of October 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and a maximum five-year contract value of $750,000; and the City of Long Beach released an RFP (HR26753) for a surgical benefit carve-out program covering Centers of Excellence for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures, due October 7, 2026. Additional recent activity includes Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services. The code shows little genuine recent activity in orthopedic or wrist surgery procurement; pursuits should verify whether the code assignment reflects actual demand or administrative misclassification before committing resources.