UNSPSC 85723941: Fusion of right ankle joint with external fixation device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right ankle joint with external fixation device, percutaneous 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 0SGF35Z

UNSPSC 85723941 Fusion of right ankle joint with external fixation device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. Recent solicitations posted under this code show no procurement of surgical procedures or medical devices for ankle fusion; instead, state and local buyers are contracting for occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, and surgical procedure carve-out programs for employee benefit plans. The code's nominal scope — a specific orthopedic surgical procedure — does not align with what is actually being purchased, which encompasses administrative medical services, benefits program management, and vendor networks rather than direct clinical interventions.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with issuing bodies including city retirement offices (Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara), county commissioners (Collier County), state departments of transportation (Washington), county probation departments (Harris County), and municipal governments (Long Beach). Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year maximum value and October 16, 2026 deadline; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance at Washington State Ferries with an October 9, 2026 deadline; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories with an October 7, 2026 response date. The code shows little material procurement activity aligned to its stated definition and warrants reassessment of its application in state and local taxonomy systems.