UNSPSC 85712987: Reposition right carpal joint with external fixation device, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right carpal joint with external fixation device, 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 0RSQX5Z

UNSPSC 85712987, Reposition right carpal joint with external fixation device, external approach, is a Commodity code with minimal and misaligned recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes orthopedic surgical procedure coding, yet the source contains no recent solicitations for orthopedic device procurement, surgical implants, or carpal joint repair services from state or local buyers. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code reflect broader occupational health, benefits administration, and medical staffing procurement—medical surveillance programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, and surgical benefit carve-out networks. These solicitations bear no direct relationship to carpal joint orthopedic device supply or procedure-specific services.

The recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies across multiple states: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation (Washington), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and Santa Clara Health System (California). The geographic spread spans California, Arizona, Washington, Texas, and Florida, with no concentration pattern. Representative solicitations include the Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) for baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry locations, and the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years). The code appears to reflect a tagging error in the source material rather than active procurement demand for orthopedic carpal joint repair devices or services under the code's stated scope.