UNSPSC 85712849: Drainage of right wrist joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right 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 0R9N4ZZ

UNSPSC 85712849 Drainage of right wrist joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows a substantial mismatch between its nominal medical-procedure scope and the actual state and local procurement activity recently tagged under it. The recent solicitations cataloged under this code do not involve orthopedic joint drainage procedures; instead, they capture a broad range of health-care administration, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing services. The code appears to have been applied as a catch-all for health-care–related procurements rather than as a specific procedural or clinical service. State and local issuing bodies posting under this code include county health systems, municipal pension boards, state transportation departments, county juvenile justice agencies, and county benefits administrators — a mixed and fragmented buyer base. The work being sourced ranges from disability medical record review and independent medical evaluations to occupational health surveillance, surgical carve-out program management, pharmacy administration, emergency youth detention medical care, and temporary health professional staffing placement.

Recent activity spans multiple states and jurisdictions. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations statewide, with examinations to be conducted by physicians board-certified in occupational medicine. The City of Long Beach solicited proposals for a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) covering approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees. The County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Collier County Board of County Commissioners posted an RFP for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services (258414) covering 2,400 enrolled employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spend of approximately $8.7 million. This code does not reliably represent orthopedic surgical procedures; recent procurement activity under it is concentrated in administrative health services, clinical staffing, and benefits management across the Southwest, West Coast, and Southeast.