UNSPSC 85681721: Insertion of external fixation device into right mandible, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of external fixation device into right mandible, 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 0NHT35Z

UNSPSC 85681721 Insertion of external fixation device into right mandible, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under it. The code describes a specific surgical procedure — percutaneous insertion of an external fixation device into the right mandible — yet the recent solicitations tracked under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical director services. None of these opportunities involve orthopedic or maxillofacial surgical procedures or the implantation of fixation devices. This mismatch suggests either a classification error in how these opportunities were tagged, or that the UNSPSC code is being used as a broad catch-all for healthcare procurement that does not reflect its nominal scope.

The recent opportunities show healthcare services procurement across multiple state and local jurisdictions — Columbus Consolidated Government (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and the Santa Monica Fire Department (California) — issued as RFPs with response dates ranging from April 2026 to July 2025. The code shows little relevant recent activity in its stated scope of surgical device insertion; no state or local procurement activity for external fixation devices or mandibular surgical procedures appears in the source. Business development professionals should treat this code as having minimal meaningful recent activity and verify the UNSPSC classification before committing resources to pursue opportunities under it.