UNSPSC 85712666: Reposition left wrist joint with external fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left wrist joint with external fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0RSP45Z

UNSPSC 85712666 Reposition left wrist joint with external fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code with a significant mismatch between its nominal clinical-procedure scope and the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code center on occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit administration, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention healthcare — none of which involve orthopedic wrist procedures or external fixation. The code shows no recent state or local procurement activity aligned with its stated clinical scope; instead, health systems and government employers are using the code to tag broader healthcare administration, employee benefit management, and occupational medicine services.

State and local issuing bodies posting under this code include county health systems (Santa Clara County), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal employers (City of Long Beach), county human resources divisions (Collier County), and juvenile justice authorities (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit applications (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry service locations statewide (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for a qualified vendor pool in temporary ancillary health professional staffing across audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, and therapy services (due October 7, 2026). Given the code's narrow clinical definition and the absence of procurement activity matching wrist-joint repair work, vendors pursuing this code should verify that their business development targets align with healthcare administration and occupational medicine rather than surgical procedure provision.