UNSPSC 85693735: Removal of internal fixation device from left humeral shaft, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device 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 0PPG34Z

UNSPSC 85693735, Removal of internal fixation device from left humeral shaft, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that carries a surgical procedure nomenclature but does not align with the work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show no procurement activity for orthopedic surgical procedures or device removal services. Instead, the code's recent activity centers on occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, employee health benefit administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing placement, and specialty surgical care coordination through centers of excellence — none of which involve removal of internal fixation devices or percutaneous orthopedic procedures. This pattern suggests either a systematic tagging mismatch in the source data or minimal state and local procurement interest in the procedure itself under this code.

The issuing bodies posting under this code span state transportation agencies, county health systems, cities, county commissioners' offices, and regional transit and pension authorities across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for pension disability), City of Long Beach (Centers of Excellence surgical benefit carve-out), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary clinical staffing), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth) represent the range of repeat and single-posting buyers. The code shows no decision-relevant orthopedic surgical procurement activity and should be skipped unless you have market intelligence that state and local medical plans or self-insured employee health programs are beginning to carve out percutaneous orthopedic device removal as a bundled or center-of-excellence procedure — a signal the recent opportunities do not support.