UNSPSC 85693244: Removal of external fixation device from left ulna, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from left ulna, 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 0PPL05Z

UNSPSC 85693244, Removal of external fixation device from left ulna, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The source records five recent state and local contract opportunities, none of which involve surgical removal of external fixation devices or orthopedic medical devices. The opportunities instead span inmate medical and pharmacy services (Muscogee County Prison), pharmacy benefit management administration (Collier County), virtual primary and urgent care services (Monroe County), peer support services for mental health workers (San Mateo County), and fire department medical direction (Santa Monica). The UNSPSC code's nominal scope—a specific clinical procedure—does not match the actual solicitations tagged under it, which represent operational healthcare administration, service delivery, and workforce support rather than medical devices or surgical procedures.

State and local governments do not appear to be actively procuring this commodity code. The mismatch between the code's clinical procedure title and the operational healthcare services being solicited suggests either a tagging error in the source data or that this code sees minimal use in the state and local market. If your firm supplies external fixation devices or orthopedic surgical services to state and local healthcare systems, this code may not be the primary vehicle for those opportunities; you should monitor related commodity codes in the medical devices and orthopedic supplies families or track solicitations directly from state prison systems, county health departments, and municipal hospitals.