UNSPSC 85724238: Fusion of right ankle joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right ankle joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0SGF4KZ

UNSPSC 85724238 Fusion of right ankle joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The UNSPSC code nominally describes a surgical procedure on a specific joint using a defined surgical technique and material type; however, the recent opportunities tagged to this code involve occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out networks, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve ankle fusion procedures or are procedural in nature. The mismatch indicates either a cataloging error in the issuing bodies' procurement systems or that the code is being used as a catch-all medical services category rather than as a procedure-specific classifier. The scope of work actually being solicited under this code reflects broad health services contracting: independent medical record review and disability determinations, occupational medicine examinations across multiple locations and personnel categories, pharmacy claims administration and formulary management, Centers of Excellence networks for elective surgical procedures (knee, hip, spine, orthopedic, oncology), and temporary clinical staffing for ancillary roles including radiology, audiology, and operating room support.

Issuing bodies span state agencies, counties, cities, and special-purpose districts. The Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, the County of Santa Clara Health System, and independent school district and transit authority purchasing offices represent the mix. Geographic activity concentrates in Washington, Arizona, California, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with an October 9, 2026 response date; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation and disability record summary services with a $750,000 five-year contract maximum and October 16, 2026 due date; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical Centers of Excellence bundled-payment networks with an October 7, 2026 response deadline; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's multiple-award, non-exclusive qualification vehicle for temporary ancillary health professional staffing (audiology, radiology, orthopedic, surgical) with an October 7, 2026 submission deadline. The Collier County Pharmacy Benefit Management RFP, posted August 20, 2026 with an April 9, 2026 due date (noting the date anomaly in source), represents $8.7 million in historical annual spending. This code shows active procurement but lacks procedural or product specificity; buyers are contracting for health services administration and delivery infrastructure rather than discrete surgical interventions.