UNSPSC 85713217: Reposition left metacarpophalangeal joint with internal fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left metacarpophalangeal joint with internal fixation device, 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 0RSV04Z

UNSPSC 85713217 Reposition left metacarpophalangeal joint with internal fixation device, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but recent opportunities posted under or near this taxonomy show no solicitations for surgical implants, orthopedic devices, or procedure-specific medical hardware. Instead, state and local bodies are procuring medical services — independent medical evaluations, occupational surveillance examinations, pharmacy benefit management, health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs — none of which correspond to the hardware procurement the code nominally describes.

The disconnect between the code's clinical specificity and the actual work being solicited suggests this taxonomy entry sees minimal or no relevant state and local purchasing activity. Agencies issuing medical services RFPs in recent months (Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County, and Santa Clara Health System) are addressing staffing, administration, and care coordination rather than device procurement. No evidence in the source supports current state or local demand for orthopedic joint fixation devices under this code or related procurement pathways.