UNSPSC 85693732: Removal of synthetic substitute from left humeral shaft, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from left humeral shaft, percutaneous 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 0PPG3JZ

UNSPSC 85693732 Removal of synthetic substitute from left humeral shaft, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical nomenclature describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect broader health services procurement—independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, specialty medical carve-outs for employee benefits, emergency care for detained youth, and temporary clinical staffing. The issuing bodies range across municipal retirement systems, county governments, state transportation agencies, county health systems, and municipal employee health plans. No single issuer appears more than once in the recent set, and the geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas.

Representative recent solicitations illustrate the disconnect between the code and actual buying patterns. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations—responding to proposals due October 16, 2026—which involves medical record review and examinations but not the orthopedic implant removal procedure the code nominally describes. The Washington State Department of Transportation (Washington State Ferries) posted RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal and vessel locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026, requiring board certification in occupational medicine but addressing routine employee medical screening rather than surgical intervention. The code appears to be misapplied to health services procurements that encompass medical evaluation and administration rather than surgical procedure codes. State and local procurement activity under this code does not currently reflect the surgical specialty it nominally names.