UNSPSC 85692025: Removal of internal fixation device from sternum, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from sternum, open 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 0PP004Z

UNSPSC 85692025 Removal of internal fixation device from sternum, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no recent relevant state and local procurement activity. The five most recently posted state and local opportunities tagged to this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical director services—none of which involve surgical removal of sternal fixation devices or the orthopedic or cardiothoracic procedures the code nominally describes. The mismatch between the code's clinical scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or use of the code as a catch-all administrative placeholder for healthcare service procurement unrelated to the code's stated commodity.

The opportunities themselves reflect demand from correctional health systems (Muscogee County Prison), county employee health plans (Collier County, Monroe County), county behavioral health systems (San Mateo County), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica). These solicitations target comprehensive health administration, pharmacy services, virtual care platform management, peer workforce support, and medical direction—service delivery and operational management functions that fall outside the surgical-procedure classification embedded in this code. Without evidence of actual sternal fixation removal device procurement, the code presents negligible opportunity for vendors in surgical instrumentation, implant supply, or orthopedic/cardiothoracic surgical services at the state and local level.