UNSPSC 85713225: Reposition right metacarpocarpal joint with external fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right metacarpocarpal joint with external 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 0RSS05Z

UNSPSC 85713225 Reposition right metacarpocarpal joint with external fixation device, open approach is a Commodity-tier code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The five recent opportunities recorded under this code — inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county prison, pharmacy benefit management services for a county health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services for a county workforce, peer support services for behavioral health peer workers, and fire department medical direction — bear no substantive connection to orthopedic surgical procedures or joint repositioning. The code's nominal scope (surgical intervention on a specific joint using external fixation) does not align with the administrative healthcare procurement, behavioral health services, and emergency medical oversight actually being tagged and solicited by state and local buyers under this identifier.

No business development activity is warranted under this code pending clarification or correction of the tagging mismatch between the UNSPSC definition and the kinds of work state and local jurisdictions are actually purchasing.