UNSPSC 85713566: Drainage of right finger phalangeal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right finger phalangeal 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 0R9W0ZZ

UNSPSC 85713566 Drainage of right finger phalangeal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal clinical procedure scope. The six recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve drainage procedures or orthopedic surgery on finger joints. The mismatch suggests that state and local procurement systems have applied this code to health services contracts where the taxonomy does not fit the actual work being purchased.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and a regional health system (Santa Clara Health System). Geographic spread covers Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 (maximum compensation $750,000 over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference August 31, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026, establishing a non-exclusive qualified vendor pool for ancillary clinical services. Given the disconnect between the code's clinical label and the actual procurement activity, this code appears to be a miscoding issue rather than an active procurement category for the procedure it nominally describes.