UNSPSC 85694754: Removal of internal fixation device from right metacarpal, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from right metacarpal, open 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 0PPP04Z

UNSPSC 85694754 Removal of internal fixation device from right metacarpal, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical orthopedic procedure — removal of hardware from a hand bone — but the recent opportunities posted against it consist of administrative and occupational health services, pharmacy benefits management, and temporary clinical staffing for hospital systems, none of which involve orthopedic surgery or device removal. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the source data or a fundamental misclassification of opportunities within this code's scope.

The solicitations present in the recent-opportunities block instead reflect broader health-service procurement by county systems, municipal employee benefit programs, and state transportation agencies. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach is requesting surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits management through Centers of Excellence (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation is soliciting occupational medical surveillance for ferry system workers across 14 locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); Collier County is issuing an RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 dependents (RFP 25-8414, deadline April 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical roles (RFSQ RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). These opportunities span multiple issuing bodies — municipal retirement boards, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county human resources divisions — across Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida. The code exhibits little recent procurement activity directly aligned with orthopedic surgical device removal and should be approached with caution pending clarification of the tagging rationale.