UNSPSC 85713159: Revision of spacer in right carpal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of spacer in right carpal 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 0RWQ08Z

UNSPSC 85713159 Revision of spacer in right carpal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal clinical procedure scope. The code designation describes a specific orthopedic surgical intervention, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged to it consist of independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing qualification pools, and specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which involve carpal joint revision surgery or device implantation. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county juvenile probation departments. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual work being procured suggests either consistent miscoding at the source or that the code is being applied to broader medical administration and staffing activities rather than the specific surgical procedure it nominally represents.

Geographic activity spans Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), with Florida also represented (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Recent representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 (supporting disability benefit determinations for public safety pension boards), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 (supporting health and safety programs for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's proposal due October 7, 2026 to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories. Given the consistent divergence between the code's clinical nomenclature and the procurement activity actually labeled under it, vendors should verify coding alignment before responding to opportunities tagged to this code.