UNSPSC 85694524: Revision of external fixation device in left metacarpal, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of external fixation device in left metacarpal, 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 0PWQX5Z

UNSPSC 85694524 Revision of external fixation device in left metacarpal, external approach is a Commodity code with no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure — revision of an external fixation device on a metacarpal bone — but the recent opportunities tagged under it do not involve external fixation devices, metacarpal procedures, or related orthopedic implants. Instead, the posting history shows a mismatch between the code's specific surgical scope and the work actually being solicited.

The six recent opportunities range across occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical centers of excellence carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None involve the procurement of external fixation devices, orthopedic hardware revision services, or the specialized surgical supplies the code nominally covers. The issuers span state transportation departments, county health systems, city retirement offices, county boards of commissioners, and county probation departments across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. This diversity and the absence of opportunities explicitly aligned with external fixation device procurement or metacarpal surgical revision services suggest the code is either incorrectly applied to these health services solicitations or is seeing no current state and local demand for the specific procedure it describes.