UNSPSC 85722027: Removal of spacer from right metatarsal-phalangeal joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer from right metatarsal-phalangeal 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 0SPM38Z

UNSPSC 85722027 Removal of spacer from right metatarsal-phalangeal joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose nominal description does not align with the scope of state and local contract opportunities currently being solicited under it. The recent opportunities posted against this code span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these solicitations involve orthopedic joint surgery or implant removal. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile justice authorities, county health systems, and regional health systems. The code shows little relevant recent activity that matches its orthopedic surgical procedure designation.

The recent opportunities span Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services, due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits, due October 7, 2026; County of Santa Clara Health System RFQ for temporary health professional staffing, due October 7, 2026), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance, due October 9, 2026), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department RFI for emergency and specialty medical services, due September 25, 2026), and Florida (Collier County RFP for pharmacy benefit management services, proposal deadline April 9, 2026). The geographic and functional mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual work being purchased suggests this code may be misapplied to health service administration and employee benefit procurement rather than orthopedic procedures, or that opportunities are being tagged incorrectly at the commodity level.