UNSPSC 85702735: Removal of internal fixation device from left metatarsal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from left metatarsal, 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 0QPP34Z

UNSPSC 85702735 Removal of internal fixation device from left metatarsal, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows substantial mismatch between its nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—and the actual work state and local governments are buying under this classification. Recent solicitations tagged to this code do not procure orthopedic surgical services at all; instead, they encompass occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical care-out networks, and youth detention medical services. The issuing bodies are diverse: municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), county health authorities and probation departments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), and city employee benefit programs (City of Long Beach). This fragmentation suggests either systematic miscoding upstream or a data classification error in the source material; the code's nominal orthopedic-procedure specificity bears no relation to the health administrative and staffing services actually being procured.

Geographic activity spans Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office disability evaluations RFP, due October 16, 2026), Washington State (WSDOT occupational medical surveillance RFP for ferries operations, due October 9, 2026), California (Santa Clara County temporary health professional staffing RFSQ, due October 7, 2026; Long Beach surgical carve-out RFP, due October 7, 2026), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation RFI for youth detention medical services, due September 25, 2026), and Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management RFP). The most mature opportunity is the Collier County pharmacy benefit management RFP (RFP 25-8414), due April 9, 2026, managing approximately $8.7 million in annual pharmacy spending for 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with a three-year term plus two optional one-year renewals. No recent opportunities in this code's results genuinely address orthopedic surgical procedures or the removal of internal fixation devices; business development professionals should treat this code as currently inactive for orthopedic surgical procurement and verify the correct UNSPSC classification before pursuing work in that commodity family.