UNSPSC 85692974: Removal of internal fixation device from left radius, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from left radius, 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 0PPJX4Z

UNSPSC 85692974 Removal of internal fixation device from left radius, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The five most recent contract opportunities tagged under this code involve inmate medical and pharmacy services (Columbus Consolidated Government), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County, Florida), virtual primary and urgent care services (Monroe County, Florida), peer support for peer workers (San Mateo County, California), and fire department medical direction (Santa Monica Fire Department)—none of which align with orthopedic surgical procedures or the removal of internal fixation devices from bone. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests either miscoding in the source system or that this code sees minimal or no genuine procurement activity in the state and local market.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities spans Florida, Georgia, and California, but these represent misaligned tagging rather than a meaningful market segment for this commodity. No recent state and local RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB solicitations for orthopedic surgical services, implant removal, or related clinical procedures appear in the available opportunities block. Practitioners evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for state and local business development purposes and monitor for corrected coding or emergence of genuine procurement activity in orthopedic or surgical services under properly aligned UNSPSC categories.