UNSPSC 85721342: Revision of synthetic substitute in right metatarsal-tarsal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in right 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 0SWK0JZ

UNSPSC 85721342 Revision of synthetic substitute in right metatarsal-tarsal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that does not match the work being actively solicited by state and local governments in recent opportunities. The code nominally describes an orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the six most recent state and local postings tagged to this code span independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits management, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve metatarsal-tarsal joint revision or operative orthopedic procedures. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the underlying procurement database or a systematic miscoding of health services solicitations to this Commodity code.

The recent activity is geographically dispersed across Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with issuing bodies including city retirement offices, county procurement divisions, state transportation departments, county health systems, and juvenile justice agencies. No pattern of repeat buyers or concentrated activity emerges from the sample. Because the posted opportunities do not reflect the actual scope of UNSPSC 85721342 as a metatarsal-tarsal joint surgical code, the category presents no actionable procurement signal for firms pursuing orthopedic implant, surgical instrumentation, or operative procedure contracting at state and local level. Verification of the code's correct use in future solicitations or correction of the source database is warranted before business development planning.