UNSPSC 85722171: Fusion of right metatarsal-tarsal joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of 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 0SGK3ZZ

UNSPSC 85722171, Fusion of right metatarsal-tarsal joint, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that does not correspond to state and local procurement activity currently posted in the dataset. The code describes a specific surgical procedure code under orthopedic intervention taxonomy; however, recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code address independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, hospital emergency and specialty services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. These solicitations involve healthcare administration, provider networks, staffing coordination, and benefits management rather than direct surgical interventions or procedure coding. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual scope of the posted opportunities suggests either misclassification in the source data or use of this code as a placeholder for broader health service procurement.

The issuing bodies across the dataset include city retirement systems (Phoenix), municipal employee benefits offices (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile probation authorities (Harris County), county boards of commissioners (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. No meaningful pattern of repeat purchasing under this specific code is evident, and the absence of alignment between the code's nominal definition and the work actually being solicited indicates this category warrants close monitoring for possible reclassification or corrected coding in future opportunities.