UNSPSC 85721558: Removal of synthetic substitute from right tarsal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from 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 0SPH0JZ

UNSPSC 85721558 Removal of synthetic substitute from right tarsal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure code. However, recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show no alignment with orthopedic or podiatric surgery procurement. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The code classification appears mismatched to actual procurement activity, suggesting either a taxonomy misapplication by issuing bodies or that the code itself has been applied to medical services contracting more broadly than its nominal definition would indicate.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, county juvenile probation departments, and county commissioners' offices. Recent opportunities originate from Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting public safety pension disability determinations (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry system employees across 14 Washington locations (due October 9, 2026, two-year term with options to extend), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's vendor pool solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive, multiple-award, five-year maintenance period). The code shows recent activity but lacks coherent scope alignment with its stated commodity title.