UNSPSC 85702642: Removal of internal fixation device from right metatarsal, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from right metatarsal, open 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 0QPN04Z

UNSPSC 85702642 Removal of internal fixation device from right metatarsal, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the most recent state and local opportunities tagged under it address occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical Center of Excellence networks, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve metatarsal fixation removal or orthopedic hardware extraction. The mismatch suggests either systematic misclassification in the source data or that the code is rarely used in state and local procurement at all.

The geographic spread of records spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no meaningful concentration in any single jurisdiction. Recent issuers include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department in Texas, Collier County in Florida, and the County of Santa Clara Health System in California. These are diverse issuing bodies—county health systems, retirement boards, transit authorities, and county procurement offices—but none of the solicitations they have posted under this code actually address the removal of orthopedic hardware. Practitioners should treat this code as inactive for state and local procurement decision-making and verify correct code assignment before pursuing opportunities ostensibly tagged to it.