UNSPSC 85722182: Fusion of left tarsal joint with internal fixation device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left tarsal joint with internal fixation device, 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 0SGJ34Z

UNSPSC 85722182, Fusion of left tarsal joint with internal fixation device, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that bears no meaningful relationship to the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under it. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—a medical device implantation—yet the recent solicitations posted under this code involve occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and emergency youth detention healthcare. None of these activities involve tarsal joint fusion or the procurement of related surgical devices or implants. The mismatch suggests either a data-quality issue in the tagging system or a misclassification of the code itself within the state and local procurement database.

The recent opportunities do indicate that state and local issuers—including cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and health systems—are actively procuring health services and staffing. However, these opportunities are not aligned with the orthopedic implant scope the UNSPSC code nominally describes. Business development professionals evaluating pursuit under this code should verify the actual commodity taxonomy before committing resources; the code as currently tagged does not reflect a coherent procurement category.