UNSPSC 85721408: Resection of right tarsal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of 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 0STH0ZZ

UNSPSC 85721408 Resection of right tarsal joint, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal title bears no meaningful connection to the state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve surgical procedures or orthopedic interventions; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical record review and independent medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs for employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. The code shows a pattern of misalignment between its procedural title and actual buying activity. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include city retirement offices and pension boards (City of Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara County, Collier County), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County), and municipal governments (City of Long Beach). The work being solicited reflects administrative and occupational health support rather than surgical intervention — medical record summarization, occupational health examinations for ferry workers, carve-out medical networks for employee benefits, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary clinical staffing across ancillary specialties.

Activity appears concentrated in Western and Southwestern states, with recent solicitations from Washington, Arizona, California (both Long Beach and Santa Clara County), and Texas (Harris County). Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services covering baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry system locations statewide (proposals due October 9, 2026); the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for disability medical record summary preparation and independent medical evaluation scheduling serving approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications under Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (proposals due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program managing knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures through Centers of Excellence for its Anthem PPO membership (proposals due October 7, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification solicitation for temporary ancillary health professional staffing across 13 clinical categories including audiology, diagnostic imaging, respiratory care, and surgical services (proposals due October 7, 2026). The code shows no current alignment with its nominal surgical scope and warrants review for potential reclassification by procurement offices.