UNSPSC 85693133: Reposition right radius with hybrid external fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right radius with hybrid external fixation device, 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 0PSH0DZ

UNSPSC 85693133 Reposition right radius with hybrid external fixation device, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal title refers to a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not reflect orthopedic fixation work at all. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its abstract scope and what state and local governments are actually buying under it today. Recent opportunities solicited under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency and specialty care for youth in detention, and specialty medical services for health plans. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), and cities (Phoenix Retirement Office for municipal pension boards, City of Long Beach). This represents administrative health services and benefits contracting rather than surgical procedure procurement.

Geographic activity spans Washington State, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference held August 31, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations for fire and police personnel, with proposals due October 16, 2026; and the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program covering Centers of Excellence for orthopedic, spine, heart, and oncology procedures for approximately 3,800 municipal employees and retirees, with proposals due October 7, 2026. Given the pronounced disconnect between the code's procedural surgical title and the benefits administration and occupational health contracting visible in recent solicitations, the code appears to be a taxonomy misclassification rather than a reliable predictor of surgical device or orthopedic fixation procurement activity at the state and local level.