UNSPSC 85713343: Removal of spacer from right metacarpocarpal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer from 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 0RPS08Z

UNSPSC 85713343 Removal of spacer from right metacarpocarpal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code do not involve surgical procedures or orthopedic interventions. Instead, the opportunities reflect health services procurement across disability medical evaluations, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention healthcare. The code assignment appears to be a misclassification. State and local buyers posting opportunities in this dataset include municipal retirement offices, city human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county health systems, county juvenile justice departments, and county commissioners' offices. The issuing bodies span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington; no single jurisdiction dominates recent posting activity.

The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP on September 16, 2026 (due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual applications, with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP on August 25, 2026 (due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations statewide, requiring a board-certified occupational medicine physician for baseline, periodic, and exit examinations across four personnel categories. The County of Santa Clara Health System posted a solicitation on July 7, 2026 (due October 7, 2026) establishing a non-exclusive qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing across 13 clinical categories, with no guaranteed volume. Collier County Commissioners issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services with historical annual spending of approximately $8.7 million. This code shows no meaningful recent activity aligned to orthopedic or metacarpocarpal surgical scope.