UNSPSC 85693816: Insertion of ring external fixation device into left radius, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of ring external fixation device into left radius, 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 0PHJ3CZ

UNSPSC 85693816, Insertion of ring external fixation device into left radius, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that does not reflect the medical services state and local governments are currently buying. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve occupational medical surveillance, independent disability evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve orthopedic fixation devices or surgical implants. The code's nominal scope concerns a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the actual procurement activity under this tag spans administrative health services, benefit program management, and staffing coordination. This mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source data or a legacy classification issue that has decoupled the code from its intended commodity definition.

State and local issuing bodies currently using this code include city retirement offices, city health plan administrators, state transportation departments, county juvenile detention systems, county health authorities, and regional health systems. Geographic activity is concentrated in Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State (Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County), with no clear geographic concentration. Recent representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026, pre-bid conference August 31, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026). Firms pursuing this code should treat the recent opportunities as the actual buying signal, not the orthopedic device nomenclature.