UNSPSC 85701429: Insertion of external fixation device into right acetabulum, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of external fixation device into right acetabulum, 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 0QH435Z

UNSPSC 85701429 Insertion of external fixation device into right acetabulum, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code, but the code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated medical-device scope. The six most recent state and local opportunities posted under this code involve occupational and disability medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-outs, and emergency detention-facility medical services—none of which involve orthopedic implants, acetabular fixation devices, or surgical insertion procedures. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a semantic drift in how procurement offices have applied this code to general medical services contracting rather than to surgical implant procurement. State and local buyers appear to be using this code as a catch-all for healthcare-related services rather than for the device-specific procedure it nominally describes.

The recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington State, Florida, and Texas, with issuing bodies including city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal employee health plans (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara Health System, Collier County, Harris County), and juvenile justice departments. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026, requiring physician-led examinations across 14 ferry terminals statewide), the City of Phoenix's disability medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing pool vehicle (due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive, five-year qualified-vendor framework). Bidders pursuing opportunities under this code should validate the actual scope before investing proposal resources, as the code designation does not reflect current procurement activity in the category.