UNSPSC 85713053: Inspection of left metacarpocarpal joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to inspection of left metacarpocarpal 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 0RJTXZZ

UNSPSC 85713053 Inspection of left metacarpocarpal joint, external approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal medical procedure scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve orthopedic or hand-joint inspection procedures; instead, they encompass occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, and specialty medical services for government employee health plans. The code appears to have been applied to opportunities involving broader medical service administration and healthcare contracting rather than the specific diagnostic examination procedure the code nominally describes.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities span state departments, county governments, and special districts — the Washington State Department of Transportation, Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County, and the cities of Phoenix and Long Beach. Geographic spread includes Washington, Arizona, Florida, California, and Texas. The most concrete recent opportunity is the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, seeking disability medical record summary preparation and physician examination coordination with a $750,000 five-year contract value; the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries) RFP for occupational medical surveillance with proposals due October 9, 2026, requiring baseline and periodic examinations across 14 Washington locations; and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services, historically representing $8.7 million in annual pharmacy spending. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding or that this particular code sees limited procurement activity in state and local markets.