UNSPSC 85723535: Fusion of left ankle joint with external fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left ankle joint with external fixation device, 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 0SGG05Z

UNSPSC 85723535 Fusion of left ankle joint with external fixation device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its formal description and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope addresses a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but state and local governments are not soliciting this procedure under this code. Instead, the six recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, and temporary clinical staffing for a county health system. None of these solicitations involve fusion of ankle joints or orthopedic implant procurement.

The issuing bodies are geographically dispersed across the country and include city retirement offices (Phoenix), city employee benefits programs (Long Beach), state departments of transportation (Washington), county juvenile detention (Harris County, Texas), county human resources and health systems (Collier County, Florida and Santa Clara County, California), and independent hospital networks serving detention facilities. The recent activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (response due October 16, 2026, with maximum contract compensation of $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations (response due October 9, 2026, with cost-based scoring and contract award anticipated by November 30, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (response due October 7, 2026). This code exhibits a significant mismatch between its formal description and actual procurement usage at the state and local level.