UNSPSC 85693355: Insertion of monoplanar external fixation device into left humeral head, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of monoplanar external fixation device into left humeral head, 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 0PHD0BZ

UNSPSC 85693355, Insertion of monoplanar external fixation device into left humeral head, open approach, is a Commodity code that describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure. The recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code, however, show little alignment with the code's nominal clinical scope. The posted solicitations involve independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance, surgical benefit carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which concern the insertion of external fixation devices. The mismatch suggests that state and local procurement systems have applied this code inconsistently or in error to opportunities that involve medical services administration rather than orthopedic device implantation.

The recent activity spans multiple issuing bodies and states: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County (Florida), and Santa Clara County Health System (California). No single jurisdiction appears as a repeat buyer under this code in the recent-opportunities block. The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Texas, Florida, and Washington, though the opportunities themselves address procurement categories — medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmaceutical administration, and clinical staffing — that do not correspond to the orthopedic device insertion work the code nominally covers. Given this fundamental disconnect, the code shows little relevant recent activity for business development targeting actual external fixation device sales into state and local health systems.