UNSPSC 85721705: Extirpation of matter from left metatarsal-tarsal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left 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 0SCL0ZZ

UNSPSC 85721705 (Extirpation of matter from left metatarsal-tarsal joint, open approach), a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code do not align with surgical services; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out programs for employee health plans, temporary health professional staffing for clinical roles, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. These opportunities reflect administrative healthcare contracting, benefits management, and staffing—not the orthopedic surgical procedure the code nominally identifies. No state or local buyer is soliciting the specific surgical service named in the code.

The geographic spread of the misaligned opportunities spans Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation, for ferry-system occupational medicine), California (City of Long Beach, for surgical benefits; County of Santa Clara Health System, for temporary clinical staffing), Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, for disability medical evaluations), Florida (Collier County, for pharmacy benefit management), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, for specialty medical services). The issuing bodies include state departments, county healthcare systems, municipal retirement offices, and county juvenile authorities. Without a clear match between code scope and recent procurement activity, the code does not surface a meaningful opportunity pipeline for vendors offering orthopedic surgical services or related products to state and local buyers.