UNSPSC 85702739: Removal of external fixation device from right metatarsal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from right 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 0QPN35Z

UNSPSC 85702739 Removal of external fixation device from right metatarsal, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the six recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect the nominal scope. Instead, the opportunities capture medical evaluation and staffing services (independent disability medical evaluations, occupational medical surveillance, specialty surgical networks, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency care services for youth in custody) that fall outside orthopedic surgery or external fixation device removal. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the breadth of medical-services opportunities it has been assigned suggests either systematic miscoding or use of a broad parent code to capture general health-services procurement across multiple modalities.

The recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluation), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational health surveillance), the City of Long Beach (surgical carve-out networks), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (youth detention medical services), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary ancillary health staffing). Geographic activity spans Arizona, Washington, California, Florida, and Texas with no clear concentration. Representative recent solicitations include the Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Boards' RFP for independent medical evaluation services (proposals due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), Washington State Ferries' RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026, pre-bid August 31, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System's non-exclusive qualified-vendor-pool solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary categories (due October 7, 2026). The code does not support active procurement aligned with its orthopedic surgery definition.