UNSPSC 85721511: Removal of spacer from right toe phalangeal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer from right toe phalangeal 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 0SPP08Z

UNSPSC 85721511 Removal of spacer from right toe phalangeal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect procurement of that procedure. Instead, the recent solicitations target occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability retirement determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which align with the code's ostensible scope of a single surgical intervention. The code shows little relevant recent activity to the stated commodity; the mismatch suggests either miscoding of opportunities or administrative tagging that does not reflect the actual work being solicited.

The few opportunities present involve multiple issuing bodies across different sectors: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for public safety pension benefit determinations), the City of Long Beach (surgical procedure network administration for employee health plans), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary ancillary health professional staffing). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Without a clear alignment between the code's nominal scope and the opportunities actually posted, this code presents limited signal for vendors pursuing orthopedic device or surgical procedure procurement.