UNSPSC 85694225: Removal of internal fixation device from left radius, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from left radius, 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 0PPJ44Z

UNSPSC 85694225 Removal of internal fixation device from left radius, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity in the source. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the most recent opportunities posted under it involve comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management administration for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care delivery, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services—none of which involve orthopedic device removal or endoscopic procedures. State and local healthcare purchasing under this code tag does not reflect the procedural scope the code nominally describes.

The geographic activity shown spans Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County), and California municipalities (Santa Monica), with issuing bodies including county boards of commissioners, county procurement services divisions, county behavioral health departments, and municipal fire departments. The mismatch between the code's clinical descriptor and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding in the source data or that this Commodity code is not the appropriate taxonomy level for state and local healthcare contracting activity. No recent solicitation in the block addresses the orthopedic or surgical device category the code nominally names.