UNSPSC 85713146: Revision of internal fixation device in right metacarpocarpal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of internal fixation device in right 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 0RWS04Z

UNSPSC 85713146, Revision of internal fixation device in right metacarpocarpal joint, open approach, is a Commodity code that does not reflect recent state and local procurement activity. The six recent opportunities posted to state and local procurement databases under or near this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention healthcare services — none of which involve orthopedic surgical devices or metacarpocarpal joint procedures. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (a specific surgical procedure) and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding of health services and benefits administration activities into this device-focused code, or a dataset artifact where the code was applied without alignment to actual procurement content.

The issuing bodies in the recent block include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and departments (Santa Clara County, Harris County, Collier County), a county retirement office (Phoenix), and a city government (Long Beach). No orthopedic device procurement or surgical procedure revision services appear in any of these solicitations. Given the absence of relevant recent activity under this code's stated scope, pursuing opportunities tagged to UNSPSC 85713146 carries execution risk — verify the true scope of any opportunity before committing resources, as the code tag may not reflect the work actually being bought.