UNSPSC 85721731: Drainage of right tarsal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right 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 0S9H0ZZ

UNSPSC 85721731 Drainage of right tarsal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six recent opportunities in the source are tagged to this orthopedic surgical procedure code but describe medical administration, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical center of excellence networks, and youth detention healthcare services — none of which involve drainage of a tarsal joint or align with the scope of the code's nominal title. The mismatch suggests either a tagging or system classification error rather than actual state and local demand for this specific surgical procedure under contract.

State and local procurement does not systematically outsource individual surgical procedures at the UNSPSC commodity level; hospitals and health systems employ surgeons directly or credential them through credentialing committees, and surgical codes typically appear in health professional staffing or clinical services families rather than as discrete billable procedures. The code appears inactive or misclassified in the state and local space.