UNSPSC 85713262: Repair right metacarpocarpal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right 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 0RQS0ZZ

UNSPSC 85713262 Repair right metacarpocarpal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure; however, state and local governments do not directly procure individual surgical repair services through competitive bidding. The recent opportunities tagged to this code are instead for comprehensive health care administration, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care platforms, peer support services, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve procurement of a specific joint-repair procedure.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests this code was applied incorrectly to these opportunities by the issuing bodies' procurement systems. State and local health care purchasing under related codes typically covers managed care contracts, pharmacy services, employee health plan administration, and clinical staffing — but not individual surgical procedures, which are either embedded in larger healthcare delivery contracts or not competitively bid at the procurement level. Firms pursuing work in state and local health care delivery and administration should track higher-level health care service codes rather than this Commodity code.