UNSPSC 85702940: Revision of internal fixation device in right femoral shaft, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of internal fixation device in right femoral shaft, 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 0QW8X4Z

UNSPSC 85702940 Revision of internal fixation device in right femoral shaft, external approach is a Commodity code that does not correspond to the state and local procurement activity recorded under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code are medical services solicitations—occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve orthopedic surgical devices or internal fixation procedures. The code's nominal scope addresses a specific surgical intervention, yet the posted solicitations span health plan administration, occupational health compliance, pension board disability determinations, and clinical staffing. This mismatch suggests either a data-classification error in the source system or a consistent misalignment between the code and how state and local procurement offices are tagging medical services work.

No state and local opportunities currently posted under this code are relevant to the procurement of internal fixation devices or revision surgery. The mismatch between the Commodity code's stated scope and the actual medical services being solicited makes this code unsuitable for a business development strategy focused on orthopedic device sales or surgical services. Vendors in orthopedic device supply, surgical implant distribution, or hospital surgical services should disregard this code and monitor codes more closely aligned with hospital equipment procurement, medical device supply, or surgical services contracting.