UNSPSC 85713261: Repair left metacarpocarpal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left 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 0RQT0ZZ

UNSPSC 85713261 Repair left metacarpocarpal joint, open approach is a Commodity code with minimal recent alignment to state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not involve repair of metacarpocarpal joints or orthopedic surgery services directed at individual patients. Instead, issuing bodies have tagged opportunities spanning occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, employee health plan surgical carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, youth detention healthcare, and independent medical examinations under this code classification. The mismatch between the code's anatomical specificity and the breadth of medical administration and staffing services actually being solicited suggests either systematic classification drift or inconsistent vendor tagging in state and local procurement systems.

The recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies including state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and health systems, spanning Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminal locations (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's open-ended vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code shows no coherent buying pattern around its stated procedure—vendors pursuing work tagged to this code should verify the actual scope of work in each RFP rather than relying on the code name alone.