UNSPSC 85722048: Removal of drainage device from right metatarsal-tarsal joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from 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 0SPK30Z

UNSPSC 85722048 Removal of drainage device from right metatarsal-tarsal joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code reflect medical administration, occupational surveillance, and healthcare staffing services—scopes fundamentally misaligned with the code's nominal definition of a procedural intervention. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations; the City of Long Beach requested surgical benefit carve-out program management; the Washington State Department of Transportation sought occupational medical surveillance; Harris County Juvenile Probation issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth; Collier County requested pharmacy benefit management; and Santa Clara Health System qualified vendors for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these opportunities involve the specific orthopedic procedure named in the code.

The mismatch between the code's scope and actual procurement signals that either the code assignment is erroneous or the code sees no genuine state and local procurement activity for the procedure itself. Buyers pursuing work under this code should verify the actual commodity classification used by issuing bodies before investing in pursuit strategy. The recent opportunities demonstrate that state and local procurement in the healthcare services space clusters around administrative, staffing, and benefit-management functions rather than specific surgical procedures—a signal that may reflect how procurement offices classify healthcare contracts or a genuine absence of direct state and local contracting for individual procedural interventions.