UNSPSC 85713433: Insertion of spacer into left carpal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into left carpal 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 0RHR08Z

UNSPSC 85713433, Insertion of spacer into left carpal joint, open approach, is a Commodity code whose nominal title does not align with recent state and local procurement activity posted under this classification. The most-recent opportunities tagged to this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve orthopedic joint procedures or surgical implants. The code appears to reflect a data-entry or classification error rather than active procurement demand; state and local issuing bodies are not soliciting for carpal spacer insertions or related surgical orthopedic services under this code.

The source contains no evidence of recent opportunities that actually align with the code's stated scope. The five opportunities posted between February and April 2026 are healthcare service contracts (inmate medicine, pharmacy administration, virtual care, peer mental health support, and EMS medical direction) that have been misclassified or tagged to an unrelated surgical procedure code. No patterns of issuing-body concentration, geographic spread, or representative recent demand for carpal joint spacer insertion work can be extracted from these entries. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for procurement purposes pending clarification of the underlying classification problem.