UNSPSC 85692036: Insertion of rigid plate internal fixation device into sternum, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of rigid plate internal fixation device into 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 0PH000Z

UNSPSC 85692036 Insertion of rigid plate internal fixation device into sternum, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical implant procedure, but the six most-recent opportunities tagged under this code—spanning Phoenix, Long Beach, Washington State, Harris County, Collier County, and Santa Clara County—solicit occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs for health plans, pharmacy benefit management, specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary clinical staffing. None of these opportunities involve sternum fixation devices or related orthopedic implants. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in the state and local opportunities database or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy label and actual procurement practice under this code number.

The source provides no evidence of legitimate procurement activity matching the code's nominal scope among recent state and local solicitations. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for practical pursuit purposes and investigate whether the code has been retired, consolidated, or persistently misapplied in state and local systems.