UNSPSC 85723532: Fusion of left ankle joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left ankle joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open 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 0SGG0KZ

UNSPSC 85723532 (Fusion of left ankle joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach) is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local procurement activity recently posted under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code describe occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency services for youth in custody — none of which concern orthopedic surgical procedures or ankle joint fusion. The code appears to be a clinical procedure classification (drawn from medical billing taxonomy) that has been misapplied to procurement records describing health plan administration, medical staffing, and evaluation services. State and local procurement offices do not typically issue RFPs, RFQs, or ITBs for specific surgical procedures; instead, they contract for medical services delivery, provider networks, and clinical staffing capacity that may encompass such procedures as part of a broader scope.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunity set include county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), county commissioners and retirement offices (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, City of Phoenix Retirement Office), city employee benefit programs (City of Long Beach), and state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a response date of October 16, 2026 and maximum contract compensation of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP with proposals due October 9, 2026, requiring examinations across 14 Washington locations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing with proposals due October 7, 2026. This code shows no relevant recent activity for the orthopedic procedure it nominally describes.