UNSPSC 85721303: Revision of spacer in left toe phalangeal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of spacer in left toe phalangeal joint, open 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 0SWQ08Z

UNSPSC 85721303 Revision of spacer in left toe phalangeal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that sits at significant variance to the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities show no orthopedic surgical procedure procurement; instead, they reflect a mix of health professional staffing, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and disability evaluation services. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure on a foot joint—does not align with what state and local governments are actually buying under this UNSPSC designation in current solicitations.

Recent opportunities posted by Arizona's Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers), the City of Long Beach (surgical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence), Collier County in Florida (pharmacy benefit management), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary categories) span Arizona, Washington, California, and Florida. The activity reveals no systematic procurement aligned with the specific surgical procedure the code names; the UNSPSC classification appears to be a data-entry or categorization error rather than a reflection of genuine market demand in state and local government under this code.