UNSPSC 85702517: Removal of external fixation device from right metatarsal, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from right 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 0QPNX5Z

UNSPSC 85702517 Removal of external fixation device from right metatarsal, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six recent opportunities posted between July and September 2026 — medical surveillance for ferry workers, independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs, specialty medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — bear no connection to orthopedic surgical procedures or external fixation device removal. These opportunities span occupational health compliance, pension administration, employee health benefits design, detention healthcare, pharmacy claims management, and clinical staffing, none of which align with the code's narrow scope of a specific surgical removal procedure.

The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual procurement activity in the recent-opportunities block suggests either that the code was incorrectly assigned to these opportunities by the source system or that state and local governments do not solicit external fixation removal as a standalone line item. State and local health systems and government purchasers appear to buy surgical and medical services through broader frameworks — health plan carve-outs, facility service agreements, or emergency-care networks — rather than through procurement notices tagged to individual procedure codes. Practitioners should treat this code as inactive for business development purposes unless future opportunities surface a different pattern.