UNSPSC 85721671: Fusion of right metatarsal-tarsal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of 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 0SGK0ZZ

UNSPSC 85721671 Fusion of right metatarsal-tarsal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the six recent opportunities posted under this code solicitate occupational medical surveillance services, disability medical evaluation coordination, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical care networks, and emergency medical services for youth in detention—none of which involve orthopedic joint fusion procedures or the surgical interventions the code's name implies. State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged these opportunities incorrectly; the code shows no relevant recent activity.

The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual work being bought suggests this Commodity code is not an active procurement vehicle for state and local government. Bidders tracking this code for opportunities aligned with orthopedic or surgical services should monitor for retag corrections or consider whether the issuing bodies' classification practices indicate systemic miscoding. The recent postings—from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County (Florida), and County of Santa Clara Health System (California)—confirm activity across multiple jurisdictions and issuing-body types, but the work itself falls entirely outside orthopedic surgery scope and does not support pursuit under this code.