UNSPSC 85714324: Removal of drainage device from left metacarpophalangeal joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from left metacarpophalangeal joint, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0RPV40Z

UNSPSC 85714324, Removal of drainage device from left metacarpophalangeal joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 that carry this tag are actually soliciting health services administration, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluations, surgical benefit network management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve metacarpophalangeal joint drainage procedures. The mismatch suggests either a coding error in the state and local procurement system or opportunistic application of the code to health-related work that falls outside its intended scope.

The issuing bodies span state health systems, county human resources and retirement offices, county health departments, and transit authorities. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations; the City of Long Beach seeks surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit administration; the Washington State Department of Transportation is procuring occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth; Collier County is requesting pharmacy benefit management; and Santa Clara County Health System is establishing a vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. Because the code itself does not reflect the work actually being procured, no reliable conclusion about geographic concentration or commodity-level market demand can be drawn from these records. Practitioners should verify UNSPSC coding directly with issuing bodies before assuming this code signals relevant procurement opportunity in orthopedic surgery or related procedural work.