UNSPSC 85721930: Repair right metatarsal-tarsal joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right metatarsal-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 0SQK3ZZ

UNSPSC 85721930 Repair right metatarsal-tarsal joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under this specific orthopedic surgical procedure classification. The code appears to describe a highly specialized surgical intervention — percutaneous repair of a joint in the foot — yet none of the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code involve orthopedic surgery, joint repair, or percutaneous procedures. Instead, the tagged opportunities span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical evaluations, surgical care through centers of excellence, and pediatric detention healthcare — none of which map to the metatarsal-tarsal joint repair procedure named in the code. This mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source data or a misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and current procurement practice in the jurisdictions filing these notices.

The geographic spread of the opportunities under this code spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, Collier County, County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County), reflecting dispersed state and local activity that does not consolidate around any single region or buying pattern. The issuers include a municipal retirement office, city health benefits administration, a state transportation department, a county juvenile probation department, a county health system, and a regional health consortium — a wide range of agencies purchasing health-related services rather than surgical procedures. No opportunities in the recent block involve orthopedic surgery, procedural repair codes, or facility-based surgical services; the closest connection is an RFP from the City of Long Beach for a surgical benefit carve-out program offering orthopedic, spine, and shoulder procedures through centers of excellence on a voluntary basis (RFP HR26753, proposals due October 7, 2026), though this is a benefit-design and network-management service, not a direct procurement of surgical repair.