UNSPSC 85713327: Removal of spacer from right metacarpophalangeal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer from 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 0RPU08Z

UNSPSC 85713327 Removal of spacer from right metacarpophalangeal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that in practice does not reflect the medical services actually being solicited by state and local bodies under this designation. The recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefits evaluation, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical procedure carve-out programs—none of which involve orthopedic joint surgery or implant removal. The code appears to have been misapplied to health services procurement, suggesting a mismatch between the UNSPSC taxonomy classification and the actual scope of work being purchased. State and local issuers in this dataset include city retirement offices, county health systems, state departments of transportation, county juvenile probation departments, and county commissioners' offices, indicating broad issuing-body participation across municipal, county, and state entities.

The geographic spread includes Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington State (Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) with a five-year maximum contract compensation of $750,000 to provide disability medical record summaries and physician examination coordination for public safety pension applicants; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) requiring board-certified occupational physicians to conduct baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry system locations with a two-year term and options to extend up to five additional years; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing services (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) establishing a multi-award qualified vendor pool for ancillary clinical categories. The code shows no relevant recent activity aligned with its stated orthopedic surgical procedure scope.