UNSPSC 85714466: Fusion of right metacarpocarpal joint with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right metacarpocarpal joint with autologous tissue substitute, 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 0RGS47Z

UNSPSC 85714466 Fusion of right metacarpocarpal joint with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which align with the code's stated scope of a particular orthopedic joint fusion technique.

The mismatch suggests that the code has been misapplied or serves as a catch-all for health services procurement that does not fit narrower categories. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile justice systems, county health care consortiums, and county health systems across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Without opportunities actually soliciting the specific surgical procedure the code describes, pursuit under this code's nominal scope is not supported by current state and local procurement activity.