UNSPSC 85721448: Replacement of right metatarsal-tarsal joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right metatarsal-tarsal joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0SRK0KZ

UNSPSC 85721448 Replacement of right metatarsal-tarsal joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code showing minimal relevance to actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this orthopedic surgical procedure code do not involve procurement of the procedure itself or related surgical supplies; instead, they center on medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, specialty center-of-excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency youth detention healthcare — none of which map to metatarsal-tarsal joint replacement implants or related surgical consumables. This mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding of opportunities in the underlying UNSPSC classification system or a divergence between the code's procedural focus and the way state and local procurement offices actually tag contract opportunities in this medical services domain.

The issuing bodies pursuing opportunities under this code span state agencies, counties, and large municipalities. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) is seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations; the City of Long Beach (California) is requesting center-of-excellence carve-out surgical benefits management; the Washington State Department of Transportation is soliciting occupational medical surveillance; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth; Collier County (Florida) is managing pharmacy benefit services; and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) is building a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical specialties. Recent activity clusters in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The code shows no recent solicitations for the orthopedic implants, surgical instruments, or procedural supplies that the code name nominally describes, suggesting this code is not currently an active procurement vehicle for state and local government buyers pursuing metatarsal-tarsal joint replacement products or services.