UNSPSC 85694519: Revision of external fixation device in right thumb phalanx, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of external fixation device in right thumb phalanx, external 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 0PWRX5Z

UNSPSC 85694519 Revision of external fixation device in right thumb phalanx, external approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work being solicited in recent state and local opportunities. The opportunities posted under this code are health care services — independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, surgical procedure carve-out management, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — rather than orthopedic devices or surgical procedures. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal health plan administrators, state transportation agencies, county probation departments, county human resources divisions, and county health systems. This mismatch signals either a cataloging error at the source or a systematic misalignment between the UNSPSC code assigned and the actual service scope. The code shows no activity aligned to its nominal definition.

The recent opportunities span Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for disability medical record summary and independent medical examination services, due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefit management, due October 7, 2026; County of Santa Clara Health System RFQ for temporary health professional staffing, due October 7, 2026), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance, due October 9, 2026), Florida (Collier County RFP for pharmacy benefit management, due April 9, 2026), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department RFI for emergency and specialty medical services, due September 25, 2026). Firms evaluating this code should verify its assignment before preparing proposals, as the recent activity does not align to external fixation device revision work.