UNSPSC 85713300: Joints hand, open approach-part C

This class includes one or more of 16 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the joints of the hand with open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0R.

UNSPSC 85713300 Joints hand, open approach-part C is a Class code nominally focused on orthopedic surgical procedures involving open-approach hand-joint techniques, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code diverge significantly from that scope. The opportunities posted show a dominant pattern of medical evaluation, occupational health surveillance, and healthcare administration services rather than surgical procedures or joint repair materials. State and local governments procuring under this code are primarily requesting independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance for government employees, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing services. Issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), state departments of transportation (Washington), county health systems and probation departments (Santa Clara, Harris County), counties (Collier County, Long Beach), and municipal personnel departments. The code appears to capture healthcare contracting activity broadly rather than orthopedic surgical goods or services; the mismatch between the code's formal name and actual procurement activity suggests potential miscoding in source systems rather than coherent buyer activity.

Recent opportunities reflect activity across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RFP RTMRFP26001 on September 16, 2026, requesting independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations across approximately 75 annual applications, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and proposals due October 16, 2026. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted RFP RFP20260825 on August 25, 2026, seeking occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington State ferry locations for multiple personnel categories, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference held August 31, 2026. The City of Long Beach posted RFP HR26753 on August 26, 2026, requesting surgical benefit carve-out management for approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees, with proposals due October 7, 2026. The Santa Clara County Health System posted a multiple-award qualification solicitation (RFSQHHSFY270052) on July 7, 2026, for temporary ancillary clinical staffing across 13 categories, with proposals due October 7, 2026. No single issuing body emerges as a repeat buyer; activity is scattered across different jurisdictional types and service lines. The code shows no substantive recent procurement activity aligned with its nominal orthopedic surgical scope.