UNSPSC 85694138: Reposition right humeral shaft with ring external fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right humeral shaft with ring external fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0PSF4CZ

UNSPSC 85694138 Reposition right humeral shaft with ring external fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows a substantial mismatch between its nominal scope and the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it. The code's clinical specificity—describing a surgical procedure for a right arm fracture—does not align with the actual work being procured in the posted opportunities, which center on medical evaluation services, health benefit administration, occupational health surveillance, emergency medical care for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. The issuing bodies are diverse: municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal employee benefits programs (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation systems (Harris County), county purchasing offices (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara County). The code shows little relevant recent activity in its stated surgical specialty; the opportunities instead reflect demand for administrative healthcare services, occupational medicine compliance, and staffing placement across multiple specialties.

Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RFP RTMRFP26001 (due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services to support disability benefit determinations for public safety retirees, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued RFP RFP20260825 (due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance across fourteen ferry locations statewide, requiring physician-supervised baseline, periodic, and exit examinations. The City of Long Beach posted RFP HR26753 (due October 7, 2026) for surgical procedure carve-out benefit administration through Centers of Excellence networks. The County of Santa Clara Health System solicited a vendor pool (due October 7, 2026) for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical specialties. None of these opportunities involve the orthopedic surgical procedure named in the code's description, and the code's continued assignment to these medical administration and staffing activities appears to be a taxonomy classification error rather than a reflection of actual procurement intent in this specialty.