UNSPSC 85695539: Removal of external fixation device from right carpal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from right carpal, 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 0PPM35Z

UNSPSC 85695539, Removal of external fixation device from right carpal, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure—orthopedic hardware removal—yet the recent opportunities tagged under it cover employee health benefit administration, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, disability benefit evaluation services, and temporary health professional staffing. These solicitations span medical evaluation coordination, Center of Excellence networks for bundled surgical procedures, occupational health compliance examinations, and clinical temporary staffing pools. None directly procures the procedure itself or related surgical devices or services at the individual-patient transaction level that the code's name suggests.

The issuing bodies represent a mix of municipal government (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), state transportation (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara County Health System), and county government (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) covering disability benefit medical record review and physician examination scheduling; the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminal locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code appears to serve as a catch-all miscoding for healthcare administration and occupational health services rather than reflecting actual procurement of the specific surgical procedure named in the commodity description.