UNSPSC 85713537: Fusion of left carpal joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left carpal joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0RGR0KZ

UNSPSC 85713537 Fusion of left carpal joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code nominally describes an orthopedic surgical procedure (fusion of the left wrist joint using a synthetic material), but the six recent state and local solicitations tagged under it include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary ancillary health professional staffing. None of these procurements involve carpal joint fusion or orthopedic implant surgery. The mismatch between the code's procedure-specific scope and the medical administration and staffing services actually being solicited suggests either miscoding or use of this code as a catch-all for health services beyond its nominal definition.

The issuing bodies in the recent block span municipal retirement boards (City of Phoenix), cities (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county commissioners' offices (Collier County, Santa Clara County), with no repeat buyers in the recent sample. Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) covering disability benefit medical record review and examination scheduling for public safety pensions; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). If your firm pursues government health services contracts, monitor whether future opportunities are genuinely carpal joint fusion related or continue to reflect miscoding under this commodity.