UNSPSC 85721850: Revision of synthetic substitute in left tarsal joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in left tarsal joint, percutaneous 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 0SWJ3JZ

UNSPSC 85721850 Revision of synthetic substitute in left tarsal joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure; however, the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect procurement of that procedure or related medical devices. Instead, the code shows activity in independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, specialty medical networks, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which align with the code's nominal scope of orthopedic surgical intervention. The issuing bodies include municipal retirement offices, city human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile probation departments, county health systems, and county benefit consortiums. The mismatch between the code's stated procedure and the actual work being solicited suggests that this code either is being misapplied by state and local procurement offices or carries a different operational meaning in the context of healthcare benefits and administrative contracting than the nomenclature implies.

Activity appears across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear geographic concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit applications (due October 16, 2026, for approximately 75 annual evaluations under a five-year, $750,000 contract); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026, with a two-year initial term and optional five one-year extensions); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence (due October 7, 2026, targeting April 1, 2027 implementation); the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026, as a non-exclusive, five-year qualified vendor pool with no guaranteed volume); and Collier County's RFP for Pharmacy Benefit Management services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees (due April 9, 2026, for a three-year term with two optional one-year renewals against an estimated $8.7 million annual program spend). The code shows little relevant activity aligned to its surgical procedure title.