UNSPSC 85721155: Revision of infusion device in left tarsal joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of infusion device in left tarsal joint, external 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 0SWJX3Z

UNSPSC 85721155 Revision of infusion device in left tarsal joint, external approach is a Commodity code whose nominal title does not align with state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve orthopedic devices or joint procedures. The mismatch between the code's clinical scope and the actual solicitations suggests either systematic miscoding or use of this code as a catch-all for health services that lack a more precise classification. State and local health systems, county retirement offices, transit agencies, and municipal human resources departments are the issuing bodies appearing in the recent record, but their purchases under this code reflect administrative health services, managed care programs, and staffing rather than the device-focused work the code name implies.

Geographic activity is dispersed across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington in the recent quarter. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) covering disability medical record summarization and physician examination coordination for approximately 75 annual pension applicants at a maximum $750,000 five-year contract value; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out services (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) targeting Centers of Excellence networks for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures for 3,800 PPO members; and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) covering baseline, periodic, and exit examinations across 14 ferry terminal and shipyard locations with cost accounting for 40 percent of scoring. The code shows persistent activity but no clear targeting or specialization in device procurement, making pursuit decisions dependent on recoding accuracy in each opportunity's supporting documentation.