UNSPSC 85721629: Insertion of spacer into right metatarsal-tarsal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into right metatarsal-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 0SHK08Z

UNSPSC 85721629 Insertion of spacer into right metatarsal-tarsal joint, open approach is a Commodity code, but it shows little relevant recent activity for state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—does not align with what state and local governments are actually buying under this taxonomy entry. The recent opportunities posted against this code span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefits carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention medical care, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve metatarsal-tarsal joint spacer insertion or foot surgery implants. The mismatch suggests either a data tagging error in the source or that this code is being used as a catch-all for medical procurement activity that does not match its commodity definition.

The recent opportunities instead cluster around occupational health, benefits administration, and clinical staffing across county human resources departments, municipal retirement offices, state transportation agencies, health systems, and county probation departments in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Without genuine recent activity reflecting actual procurement of the commodity named in the code, business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for substantive pursuit until source data clarifies whether the code is correctly applied to future solicitations.