UNSPSC 85682806: Revision of external fixation device in skull, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of external fixation device in skull, 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 0NW035Z

UNSPSC 85682806 Revision of external fixation device in skull, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows limited alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for revision of external skull fixation devices, yet recent solicitations posted under this code focus on occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, disability medical evaluations, surgical carve-out networks, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve revision of skull fixation devices or direct surgical intervention. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the procurement systems posting these opportunities or a data-tagging error at the source.

The recent opportunities do span multiple state and local issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. Geographic activity concentrates in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear pattern tying the code to skull surgery procurement. A single representative opportunity is the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP RTMRFP26001, posted September 16, 2026 with responses due October 16, 2026, seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit applications — work that bears no relation to the code's stated focus. The Washington State Department of Transportation solicitation (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) similarly pursues occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers. Given the consistent mismatch between the code descriptor and the actual work being solicited, this code does not reflect genuine state and local demand for skull fixation device revision services.