UNSPSC 85712926: Revision of synthetic substitute in right metacarpophalangeal joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in right metacarpophalangeal joint, external 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 0RWUXJZ

UNSPSC 85712926 Revision of synthetic substitute in right metacarpophalangeal joint, external approach is a Commodity code whose stated name does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under it. The source shows no recent solicitations for orthopedic surgical procedures, joint reconstruction, or medical device implantation; instead, the opportunities tag this code to procure occupational medical surveillance services, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing. The code appears to be misclassified in the posting systems used by these jurisdictions, and the Commodity's stated scope bears no practical relationship to what state and local governments are actually buying under this code number right now.

The recent opportunities span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries), county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and municipal retirement boards (City of Phoenix Retirement Office) across California, Arizona, Texas, Washington, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million (due April 9, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity; the mismatch between the Commodity's nominal orthopedic surgical scope and the health services administration and staffing work actually being solicited suggests systematic miscoding rather than active procurement aligned with the code's stated purpose.