UNSPSC 85712801: Fusion of left wrist joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left wrist joint, 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 0RGP4ZZ

UNSPSC 85712801 Fusion of left wrist joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that exhibits a significant mismatch between its clinical procedure title and actual state and local procurement activity. Recent solicitations tagged to this code do not involve orthopedic surgical procedures, wrist joint fusion, or endoscopic surgical services. Instead, the code has been applied to medical evaluation, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing services — none of which align with the procedural scope the code name describes. State and local governments are not currently buying wrist fusion procedures or related surgical supplies under this code designation in the available opportunities.

The recent activity reflects administrative and clinical support services across multiple issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for disability determinations), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers), the City of Long Beach (surgical procedure carve-out benefit management), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (hospital and specialty medical services for detained youth), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary health professional staffing qualification). Geographic spread includes Arizona, Washington, California, Florida, and Texas. The code shows minimal relevance to state and local procurement of fusion surgery or related orthopedic procedures and appears to reflect a cataloging error or misapplication within the issuing jurisdictions' procurement systems.