UNSPSC 85694553: Removal of external fixation device from right metacarpal, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from right 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 0PPPX5Z

UNSPSC 85694553 Removal of external fixation device from right metacarpal, external approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this tag. Recent solicitations posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, and surgical carve-out network management — none of which involve orthopedic or trauma surgical procedures. The mismatch suggests the code has been misapplied by issuing bodies or that the taxonomy entry itself does not align with current procurement practice in state and local markets.

The source contains no recent state and local opportunities that involve the removal of external fixation devices or any comparable orthopedic surgical procedure. Issuing bodies documented in the block—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System—are procuring administrative health services, benefit program management, and staffing support, not surgical interventions. This code shows little relevant recent activity for firms pursuing state and local contracts in orthopedic or surgical device removal services.