UNSPSC 85721559: Removal of spacer from right tarsal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer 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 0SPH08Z

UNSPSC 85721559, Removal of spacer from right tarsal joint, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code—independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, surgical carve-out benefit programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency youth detention medical services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—do not involve orthopedic surgical procedures or joint intervention. The code appears to identify a specific clinical procedure rather than a procurable service or product category that state and local governments systematically buy through competitive solicitation.

No state and local government solicitations for orthopedic tarsal joint procedures or related surgical supplies have appeared in recent postings under this code. The mismatch between the code's clinical nomenclature and the issuing bodies' actual service procurements suggests either a data classification error or that this Commodity code does not reflect current state and local purchasing patterns in any jurisdiction currently tracked.