UNSPSC 85721712: Excision of right metatarsal-phalangeal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right metatarsal-phalangeal 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 0SBM0ZZ

UNSPSC 85721712 Excision of right metatarsal-phalangeal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code reflect broader occupational health services, employee benefit administration, pharmacy management, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which align with the surgical procedure the code names. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the opportunities presented or a fundamental disconnect between the code's clinical nomenclature and how state and local procurement offices are currently using it.

The recent opportunities in the dataset span occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries), disability benefit medical evaluation (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), surgical benefit carve-out programs (City of Long Beach), emergency and specialty care for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and temporary health professional staffing (County of Santa Clara Health System). These solicitations are issued by state departments, county health systems, county human resources divisions, and municipal retirement boards across Washington, Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida. None of the work being procured under this code involves orthopedic surgical procedures or procedure-specific clinical delivery. Without opportunities that actually align to the code's stated scope, the code presents limited pursuit opportunity for vendors in the orthopedic or surgical services space.