UNSPSC 85691835: Removal of internal fixation device from sternum, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from 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 0PP0X4Z

UNSPSC 85691835 Removal of internal fixation device from sternum, external approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure for sternal hardware removal, yet the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect actual procurement of this medical service. Instead, the opportunities posted under 85691835 span comprehensive inmate healthcare management, pharmacy benefit administration, virtual primary and urgent care delivery, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve sternal fixation removal or closely related orthopedic surgery. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited indicates that this code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement for its stated commodity.

The five recent opportunities originating from Georgia (Muscogee County Prison inmate medical and pharmacy services, posted April 2026 with a May 15, 2026 response date), Florida (Collier County Pharmacy Benefit Management Services with an April 9, 2026 deadline and Monroe County virtual primary and urgent care, posted March 2026 with an April 16, 2026 response date), California (San Mateo County peer support services, posted February 2026 with a July 2, 2025 response date), and California again (Santa Monica Fire Department Medical Director, posted February 2026 with an October 16, 2025 response date) reflect county and municipal health administration, employee benefit design, and clinical governance—functions unrelated to orthopedic surgical equipment, sternal hardware removal, or similar procedural commodities. The code's application to these opportunities appears to be a classification error rather than evidence of active procurement demand for the sternal fixation removal service the code describes.