UNSPSC 85695230: Removal of external fixation device from left metacarpal, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from left metacarpal, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0PPQ45Z

UNSPSC 85695230 Removal of external fixation device from left metacarpal, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The nominal code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged to this code do not align with the procedure itself; instead, they reflect general medical services procurement—occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, and surgical carve-out benefit program administration. None of these activities involve orthopedic device removal or percutaneous endoscopic procedures.

The mismatch suggests either a classification error in the state and local opportunities or that the code is being used as a catch-all for medical services rather than as a descriptor of the specific procedure it names. State and local agencies procuring under this code appear to be issuing RFPs and RFQs for occupational medicine services (Washington State Department of Transportation), pension medical evaluation services (City of Phoenix), and health benefit administration (City of Long Beach, Collier County, County of Santa Clara Health System), with activity concentrated in California, Arizona, Washington, and Florida. The sourced opportunities do not reflect procurement of the orthopedic surgical service the code nominally describes, making this code an unreliable signal for vendors targeting orthopedic device or surgical procedure markets at the state and local level.