UNSPSC 85695035: Removal of external fixation device from right metacarpal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from right metacarpal, percutaneous 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 0PPP35Z

UNSPSC 85695035 "Removal of external fixation device from right metacarpal, percutaneous approach" is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure — removal of external fixation hardware from a hand bone — yet recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code do not procure orthopedic surgical services or related device-removal procedures. Instead, the recent opportunities address occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical Center of Excellence carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these activities involve external fixation device removal or align with the code's nominal scope. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by the issuing jurisdictions or that this code is being used as a placeholder for broader medical service procurement without regard to its specific commodity definition.

The recent opportunities span four states: Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Florida (Collier County), and Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation). Issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county juvenile probation, and county procurement offices. Without recent opportunities that genuinely procure external fixation device removal or related orthopedic surgical services, this code presents minimal pursuit value for firms offering orthopedic surgical products or services to state and local entities.