UNSPSC 85721682: Fusion of left tarsal joint with internal fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left tarsal joint with internal fixation device, 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 0SGJ04Z

UNSPSC 85721682 Fusion of left tarsal joint with internal fixation device, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows no substantive alignment with orthopedic surgery procurement. Instead, the opportunities recorded under the code span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involve tarsal joint fusion or implantable devices. The code appears to be a misclassification artifact in the underlying state and local opportunity data; the work actually being bought does not fit the code's stated scope.

Recent activity originates from a mixed issuing-body base including city retirement systems (City of Phoenix), municipal health plans (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and county benefits purchasing (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). The Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) is the most directly healthcare-procurement focused; the City of Phoenix disability medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026) also represents active procurement, but both are administrative health services rather than surgical intervention. Geographic spread includes Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. No vendors, contract values, or set-aside designations are explicitly named as awarded. Given the systematic mismatch between the code's orthopaedic-surgery title and the actual opportunities tagged under it, this code does not represent a reliable procurement signal for suppliers in implantable device, surgical instrumentation, or operative services markets.