UNSPSC 85713511: Fusion of right finger phalangeal joint with internal fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right finger phalangeal joint with internal fixation device, 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 0RGW04Z

UNSPSC 85713511 Fusion of right finger phalangeal joint with internal fixation device, open approach is a Commodity code that displays a fundamental mismatch between its nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—and the actual state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities in the source material show no solicitations for finger joint fusion procedures, surgical implants, or orthopedic hardware; instead, they reflect a broad range of health services contracting including disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit management, occupational health surveillance, youth detention medical services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing. The code appears to have been misapplied to these health services opportunities, suggesting either data-entry error in the tagging system or a classification artifact that does not reflect genuine procurement under the code's clinical definition.

The source contains no verifiable recent state and local opportunities actually soliciting fusion procedures, orthopedic devices, or the surgical services the code nominally describes. The opportunities linked to this code span issuing bodies including the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and County of Santa Clara Health System (California)—but none are acquiring the product or service the code names. State and local procurement professionals evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for genuine orthopedic implant or surgical procedure procurement at present and verify the correct commodity or service codes for health services contracting opportunities in their specific target markets.