UNSPSC 85713800: Joints hand, percutaneous approach-part C

This class includes one or more of 16 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the joints of the hand with percutaneous approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0R.

UNSPSC 85713800 Joints hand, percutaneous approach-part C is a Class code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes orthopedic joint procedures, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve hand joint procedures or percutaneous orthopedic intervention. This mismatch suggests either a data-classification error in the state and local procurement systems or that the code is being applied to broader healthcare service categories in a manner disconnected from its clinical definition.

The issuing bodies represented in the recent record include county government (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida; and San Mateo County, California) and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica, California). Geographic activity appears limited to Georgia, Florida, and California, with no clustering that would indicate a regional procurement focus. Representative recent opportunities include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (RFP due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees with historical annual spend around $8.7 million (RFP due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for approximately 2,300 county members (RFP due April 16, 2026). Given the apparent mismatch between the code's clinical scope and the work being purchased, the code itself is not a reliable procurement signal and warrants clarification before resource allocation.