UNSPSC 85723972: Extirpation of matter from right hip joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right hip joint, 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 0SC93ZZ

UNSPSC 85723972, Extirpation of matter from right hip joint, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity-tier code that shows significant misalignment between its nominal clinical scope and the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code instead address occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, health professional staffing, surgical care coordination, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve orthopedic joint procedures. The code appears to be applied as a catch-all for healthcare services procurement rather than as a specific procedural designation, suggesting either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or opportunistic use of a medical code to encompass broader healthcare administration and staffing activity.

The issuing bodies span multiple state departments, county health systems, municipal retirement offices, and public sector employers. The Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, the County of Santa Clara Health System, and the City of Phoenix Retirement Office have all posted activity under this code in recent weeks. Geographic spread includes Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Washington State Ferries' occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) requiring baseline and periodic examinations across 14 Washington ferry locations under physician board-certified supervision; the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services to support public safety pension disability determinations (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Given the code's apparent misuse for administrative and staffing services unrelated to orthopedic surgery, this code presents limited relevance for vendors focused on surgical procedure delivery or orthopedic care coordination.