UNSPSC 85722187: Fusion of right tarsal joint with external fixation device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right tarsal joint with external 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 0SGH35Z

UNSPSC 85722187 Fusion of right tarsal joint with external fixation device, percutaneous approach, a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent activity under its stated medical procedure scope. The six recent state and local opportunities posted under this code are unrelated to orthopedic tarsal joint fusion surgery and instead span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary ancillary health professional staffing. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure with external fixation—does not match the procurement activity actually occurring under this classification, suggesting either a systemic tagging misalignment or minimal demand for this particular procedure specification among state and local buyers.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities include city retirement offices, municipal health plan administrators, state transportation departments, county juvenile detention systems, county benefits consortia, and regional health systems. The geographic spread spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). Because the source opportunities are misaligned with the code's procedure-level definition, draw no reliable conclusions about actual tarsal fusion procurement patterns or market concentration from this data; the code warrants re-classification review or manual verification against the underlying solicitation documents to confirm whether state and local governments are purchasing this specific orthopedic procedure or whether the tagging reflects a classification error.