UNSPSC 85721362: Revision of internal fixation device in right tarsal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of internal fixation device in right 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 0SWH04Z

UNSPSC 85721362 Revision of internal fixation device in right tarsal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under it do not match this scope — they solicit independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve orthopedic device procurement or tarsal joint procedures.

The mismatch between the code's technical surgical focus and the actual work being solicited suggests either miscoding at the point of posting or a systematic data-quality issue in how state and local procurement offices are tagging medical-services opportunities. State and local business development professionals should note that this code does not represent an active procurement category worth pursuing based on recent evidence. Vendors focused on orthopedic implants or tarsal-joint surgical services should monitor higher-tier medical-device or surgical-supply codes rather than tracking activity under this specific commodity.