UNSPSC 85694551: Removal of external fixation device from left metacarpal, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from 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 0PPQX5Z

UNSPSC 85694551 Removal of external fixation device from left metacarpal, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for orthopedic trauma care, yet recent state and local opportunities solicited under this code do not reflect orthopedic surgical services or medical device removal. Instead, issuing bodies have tagged opportunities in occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, disability pension medical evaluations, surgical care network management, emergency and specialty care coordination for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involves external fixation device removal or related orthopedic surgical procedures.

The issuing bodies posting opportunities tagged to this code span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System), and city offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). Geographic activity appears in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services in disability pension determinations (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), and the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefit management through Centers of Excellence (HR26753, due October 7, 2026). The code does not reflect current procurement reality and suggests either a data-entry error in tagging or a fundamental mismatch between UNSPSC taxonomy and the work state and local agencies are actually buying under this number.