UNSPSC 85702515: Removal of external fixation device from left metatarsal, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from left metatarsal, 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 0QPPX5Z

UNSPSC 85702515 Removal of external fixation device from left metatarsal, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no recent relevant state and local procurement activity. The five recent opportunities posted between February and April 2026 span jail medical services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve orthopedic surgical procedures, external fixation device removal, or metatarsal care. The code appears to be a clinical procedure taxonomy entry misaligned with state and local government purchasing patterns, which do not typically procure individual surgical interventions through competitive solicitation.

State and local procurement under this code, if it occurs at all, would likely be embedded within broader healthcare service contracts such as correctional health or emergency medical services rather than solicited as a discrete commodity. The current opportunities record shows no counties, cities, school districts, transit authorities, or other public bodies seeking external fixation device removal services, nor any geographic concentration of such activity. Firms pursuing state and local healthcare contracts should focus on broader service categories — inmate medical management, emergency medical services, or primary care delivery — rather than this specific procedural code.