UNSPSC 85724254: Fusion of right knee joint with internal fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right knee joint with internal fixation device, 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 0SGC44Z

UNSPSC 85724254 Fusion of right knee joint with internal fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code tagged to recent state and local solicitations for medical services and program administration that do not involve orthopedic knee fusion procedures. The code shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope — a specific surgical technique — and the work actually being procured. Recent opportunities under this code include disability medical evaluation services for pension benefit determinations, Centers of Excellence networks for surgical procedure carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty care for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these involve knee fusion surgery or related implantable devices. The issuing bodies span city pension boards, city employee benefit programs, state transportation departments, county juvenile justice agencies, county human resources divisions, and county health systems — a wide mix of local and state health and benefits administration functions.

The geographic spread includes Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County). Recent representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) addressing approximately 75 annual disability pension applications; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) serving ferry workers across 14 Washington locations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) across 13 ancillary clinical categories. The code appears to have been incorrectly assigned to these opportunities by the issuing bodies; pursuit should be guided by the actual medical service or benefits-administration scope rather than the orthopedic surgical procedure named in the UNSPSC title.