UNSPSC 85701027: Removal of internal fixation device from left acetabulum, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from left acetabulum, 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 0QP5X4Z

UNSPSC 85701027, Removal of internal fixation device from left acetabulum, external approach, is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The five recent opportunities tagged under this code — inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction — do not align with orthopedic surgical procedures or device removal. The code nominally describes a specific surgical intervention, yet the opportunities posted under it address administrative healthcare contracting, employee benefit management, and clinical service delivery at the systems level, representing a clear mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual scope of work being solicited. State and local procurement offices appear to have applied this code incorrectly or as a placeholder in healthcare-related RFPs rather than to solicit the surgical service the code describes.

No concrete signal emerges from this data to support business development activity under UNSPSC 85701027. The issuing bodies — Muscogee County (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and the Santa Monica Fire Department (California) — are engaged in healthcare administration, benefits contracting, and clinical program management, not surgical device procurement or orthopedic supply chains. Until state and local procurement offices begin tagging actual orthopedic device removal or surgical instrument opportunities under this code, the activity is not actionable for vendors in the surgical or medical device space.