UNSPSC 85722671: Fusion of right metatarsal-tarsal joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right metatarsal-tarsal joint, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0SGK4ZZ

UNSPSC 85722671 Fusion of right metatarsal-tarsal joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach, Commodity, shows minimal alignment with state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure code, yet the recent opportunities posted under it involve medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational surveillance, health professional staffing, and surgical carve-out programs — none of which match the code's stated scope. State and local procurement offices appear to have applied this code as a catch-all or administrative classification for broader health and medical services rather than as a descriptor of the actual orthopedic procedure named.

The recent opportunities originating under this code span multiple states and issuing-body types: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) seeking independent medical evaluations for disability benefits; the City of Long Beach (California) requesting surgical benefit carve-out management; the Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Washington State Ferries, soliciting occupational medical surveillance; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) issuing an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services; Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) requesting pharmacy benefit management; and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) establishing a vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing. No recent solicitations reflect procurement of the specific joint fusion procedure the code nominally identifies, suggesting the code is being used inconsistently or incorrectly in state and local systems. Businesses should not rely on this code for targeted opportunity identification in orthopedic surgery or procedure-specific medical device and service areas.