UNSPSC 85713137: Revision of external fixation device in left metacarpocarpal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of external fixation device in left metacarpocarpal joint, open 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 0RWT05Z

UNSPSC 85713137 Revision of external fixation device in left metacarpocarpal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that bears little relationship to the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical care networks for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none involving orthopedic fixation devices or metacarpocarpal procedures. The mismatch suggests either a systematic miscoding error in how state and local procurement offices are tagging health services solicitations, or a data-quality issue in the underlying taxonomy assignment. No opportunities under this code actually procure the product or service the code nominally describes.

State and local buyers posting under this code include city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal health benefits administrators (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System), county juvenile probation departments (Harris County), and county procurement offices managing employee benefits (Collier County). Representative recent activity includes the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) for baseline and periodic medical examinations across 14 ferry system locations; the City of Phoenix's independent medical evaluation RFP (due October 16, 2026) for disability pension benefit determinations at $750,000 over five years; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Given the consistent disconnect between code definition and actual procurement scope, this code should be evaluated for recoding or treated as inactive for substantive opportunity identification.