UNSPSC 85692513: Removal of internal fixation device from thoracic vertebra, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from thoracic vertebra, 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 0PP4X4Z

UNSPSC 85692513 Removal of internal fixation device from thoracic vertebra, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The source includes six recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code, but none involve removal of internal fixation devices or orthopedic surgical procedures on thoracic vertebrae. Instead, the opportunities span occupational health surveillance (Washington State Ferries), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), temporary health professional staffing (Santa Clara County Health System), independent medical evaluations for disability retirement determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical carve-out benefits administration (City of Long Beach), and emergency medical services for detained youth (Harris County). These solicitations reflect administrative health services, staffing, and benefits management rather than the specific spinal surgical intervention named in the code.

The mismatch between the code's procedural scope and the opportunities posted under it suggests that this Commodity code either receives minimal actual procurement activity from state and local bodies, or that tagging misalignment has placed unrelated health service solicitations under it. No geographic concentration, repeat issuing bodies within orthopedic fixation work, or representative surgical procedures appear in the recent record. A firm evaluating this code should confirm directly with procurement offices whether internal fixation removal or related spine surgery procurement occurs under this UNSPSC designation, as the posted opportunities offer no signal of active demand.