UNSPSC 85722731: Drainage of right tarsal joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right 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 0S9H4ZZ

UNSPSC 85722731 Drainage of right tarsal joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows significant misalignment between its nominal medical-procedure taxonomy designation and the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under it. The recent opportunities posted against this code span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, youth detention healthcare, surgical care coordination, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve orthopedic joint drainage procedures. The issuing bodies include large cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County), and regional health systems (Santa Clara County Health System). The code appears to have been applied as a catch-all health services taxonomy designation rather than a procedure-specific marker.

Activity is distributed across Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas, with no geographic concentration. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 maximum compensation and October 16, 2026 response deadline; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations with an October 9, 2026 response date and cost-based scoring weighting pricing at 40 percent; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits targeting Centers of Excellence with an October 7, 2026 deadline; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification-based solicitation for temporary clinical staffing across 13 ancillary health professional categories with an October 7, 2026 response date. The code's recent activity reflects fragmented health services contracting rather than a coherent procurement category, suggesting either a systematic cataloging error or opportunistic use of an available code number.