UNSPSC 85691830: Repair sternum, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair sternum, external 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 0PQ0XZZ

UNSPSC 85691830 Repair sternum, external approach is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its nominal scope. The five recent opportunities tagged under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, county pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve surgical repair of the sternum or orthopedic procedures. The code shows a significant mismatch between its stated name and the work actually being solicited by state and local bodies, suggesting either systematic mis-tagging in source databases or use of the code as a catch-all for diverse healthcare service procurement that does not align with the Commodity's core definition.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Georgia (Muscogee County Prison medical services, posted April 2026), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management, posted April 2026; Monroe County virtual primary and urgent care, posted March 2026), California (San Mateo County peer support for peer workers, posted February 2026), and California (Santa Monica Fire Department medical director, posted February 2026). Issuing bodies include county commissioners, county health departments, county human resources divisions, and city fire departments. Representative opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services for Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026) and Collier County Board of County Commissioners' RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services serving 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (due April 9, 2026). The code demonstrates no coherent procurement signal for orthopedic surgical repair and should be monitored with caution pending clarification of actual source-system classification intent.