UNSPSC 85721335: Revision of spacer in left metatarsal-tarsal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of spacer in left metatarsal-tarsal 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 0SWL08Z

UNSPSC 85721335 Revision of spacer in left metatarsal-tarsal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that exhibits a significant disconnect between its nominal scope—a highly specific orthopedic surgical procedure—and recent state and local contract activity. The recent opportunities block contains six state and local solicitations posted between July and September 2026, none of which relate to orthopedic spacer revision or surgical implant procedures. Instead, the tagged opportunities involve independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, specialty surgical carve-out networks for public employees, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. This mismatch suggests either a systematic miscoding issue within the state and local procurement systems that generated these records or that the code does not meaningfully track actual procurement activity in this commodity space.

The geographic spread across the tagged opportunities spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington, Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), representing a wide geographic distribution but with no apparent concentration in orthopedic surgical procedures or related implant services. Given the absence of relevant recent opportunities aligned with the code's stated scope, firms pursuing business in orthopedic spacer revision or related surgical implant procurement should not rely on this code as a reliable signal for state and local buying activity and may need to investigate alternative code paths or direct outreach to specific purchasing offices to identify actual demand.