UNSPSC 85722123: Insertion of internal fixation device into right metatarsal-phalangeal joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of internal fixation device into 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 0SHM34Z

UNSPSC 85722123 Insertion of internal fixation device into right metatarsal-phalangeal joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under it show little alignment with its nominal orthopedic surgical scope. Instead, the code is capturing a broad range of health services procurement — independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefit carve-out programs, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. State and local buyers are using this code to classify healthcare administrative and clinical support services rather than the specific procedural intervention the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, county juvenile justice agencies, and county benefits administration — a mix spanning municipal, state, and county health and human services functions.

Geographic activity appears across Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (state ferries), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 with a two-year base term and optional extensions; the County of Santa Clara Health System posted an RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026 on a non-exclusive, multiple-award basis with no guaranteed work. The mismatch between the code's procedural title and the actual work being solicited suggests either misclassification by individual jurisdictions or a systematic code-application problem that warrants clarification before pursuing this category.