UNSPSC 85713687: Supplement right carpal joint with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right carpal joint with synthetic substitute, percutaneous 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 0RUQ3JZ

UNSPSC 85713687, Supplement right carpal joint with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that maps inconsistently to recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the six opportunities posted under this code between July and September 2026 solicit occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical Centers of Excellence carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve carpal joint implantation or procedural supply procurement. State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged these opportunities with an orthopedic procedure code when the actual buying is administrative healthcare services, staffing, and benefit management. This category shows no concrete state and local demand for the orthopedic product or service the code nominally describes.

The issuing bodies are geographically dispersed and operationally diverse: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and County of Santa Clara Health System (California). The representative opportunities reflect core public-sector healthcare administration rather than orthopedic supply or procedural work — the Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent disability medical evaluations due October 16, 2026; Long Beach's RFP for surgical Centers of Excellence carve-out programs due October 7, 2026; and WSDOT's RFP for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026. The code's current tagging appears to be a data-quality issue rather than a signal of active state and local market demand for carpal joint implant products or procedures.