UNSPSC 85721861: Revision of external fixation device in right tarsal joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of external fixation device in right 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 0SWH35Z

UNSPSC 85721861 Revision of external fixation device in right tarsal joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows a profound mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical descriptor—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure on the ankle—bears no relation to the six recent state and local opportunities posted under it. Those solicitations span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing. None involve external fixation devices, tarsal joint revision, or percutaneous orthopedic approaches. The code shows no relevant recent activity and appears to be a classification error in the underlying state and local procurement database.

The geographic and issuing-body diversity among the misfiled opportunities nonetheless illustrates the breadth of state and local health services procurement across the country. Recent solicitations originate from Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (state ferries operation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), spanning municipal retirement offices, city human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile justice systems, and county health consortia. Firms evaluating this code should verify the actual UNSPSC assignments within their target jurisdictions' procurement portals before committing resources, as the present taxonomy alignment renders the code uninformative for business development targeting.