UNSPSC 85713260: Repair right metacarpophalangeal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right metacarpophalangeal 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 0RQU0ZZ

UNSPSC 85713260 Repair right metacarpophalangeal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, specialty surgical carve-out benefits management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, youth detention medical services, and emergency hospital care — none of which involve metacarpophalangeal joint repair or surgical repair of any kind. The mismatch between the code's surgical-procedure scope and the actual work being bought suggests either systematic miscoding by posting agencies or a fundamental misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how state and local procurement offices are tagging health-services opportunities in the market today.

The recent-opportunities block contains six active solicitations: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office requesting independent medical evaluation services (RFP, due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach seeking a surgical-benefit carve-out program through Centers of Excellence (RFP, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation's Washington State Ferries division requesting occupational medical surveillance (RFP, due October 9, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issuing an RFI for hospital and specialty medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners requesting Pharmacy Benefit Management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 members with historical annual pharmacy spending near $8.7 million (RFP, original deadline April 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System establishing a multi-award qualified-vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFP, due October 7, 2026). Activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no single state or issuing-body type dominating. Given the systematic mismatch between code definition and recent procurement, this code warrants investigation as a potential tagging error rather than pursuit as an active procurement vehicle.