UNSPSC 85722849: Reposition left ankle joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left ankle joint, external 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 0SSGXZZ

UNSPSC 85722849 Reposition left ankle joint, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities in the source reflect comprehensive healthcare management, pharmacy benefit administration, virtual care platform services, peer mental health support, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve ankle joint repositioning. State and local governments posting under this code are soliciting institutional healthcare contracts, employee benefit management, and professional medical direction rather than orthopedic surgical services. The issuing bodies include county health departments, county human resources and benefits procurement divisions, county boards of commissioners, and municipal fire departments. This mismatch between the code's surgical scope and the actual work being bought suggests either systematic miscoding of health services procurement or limited relevance of this commodity code to current state and local contracting activity.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities spans Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), and California (San Mateo County and Santa Monica), with response dates ranging from April 2026 (Collier County pharmacy benefit management RFP and Muscogee County inmate medical services RFP) through July 2025 (San Mateo County peer support RFP). Representative solicitations include the Muscogee County Prison inmate medical and pharmacy services RFP (due May 15, 2026, for an annual contract currently valued at $95,537.71 monthly) and the Collier County pharmacy benefit management RFP (due April 9, 2026, supporting approximately $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending). None of these opportunities involve orthopedic surgery or ankle joint repositioning, indicating the code does not currently capture meaningful state and local purchasing activity in its stated commodity area.