UNSPSC 85713554: Extirpation of matter from left carpal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 0RCR0ZZ

UNSPSC 85713554, Extirpation of matter from left carpal joint, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows substantial mismatch between its nominal medical-procedure taxonomy label and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect surgical procedures on carpal joints; instead, they encompass occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluation services for pension benefit determination, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical carve-out networks for employee health plans, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention healthcare services. State and local governments are using this code to solicit administrative medical services, benefits management, and clinical staffing rather than orthopedic surgery. The issuing bodies span county human resources and pension departments (Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Collier County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara Health System), and county detention authorities (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, proposals due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years) to support disability benefit determinations for public safety retirees; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals (RFP20260825, proposals due October 9, 2026, cost-based scoring with 40 percent pricing weight) requiring board-certified occupational physicians; and the County of Santa Clara Health System non-exclusive qualified-vendor pool solicitation for temporary ancillary clinical staffing across 13 health professional categories excluding nursing and physicians (RFSQHHSFY270052, proposals due October 7, 2026). The code shows active use in public-sector health administration and occupational medicine, but vendors pursuing opportunities here should verify that the actual scope of work—not the carpal-joint taxonomy label—drives contracting strategy.