UNSPSC 85702970: Repair right upper femur, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right upper femur, 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 0QQ6XZZ

UNSPSC 85702970 Repair right upper femur, external approach is a Commodity code that nominally identifies orthopedic surgical repair procedures. Recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code show little alignment with that narrow scope; instead, the solicitations encompass a much broader range of health services including occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgery benefit carve-outs, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. The mismatch suggests the code is either being misapplied to general health services procurement, or the source data reflects tagging artifacts rather than intentional classification under this orthopedic-specific commodity. The issuing bodies include county health systems, municipal retirement offices, state transportation departments, county juvenile justice authorities, and county human resources divisions—a fragmented mix of public health and administrative functions with no single dominant buyer pattern.

Geographic activity spans multiple states including Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), Washington (state Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), with no clear concentration in any region. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's request for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (RFP, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's solicitation for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference August 31, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories including audiology, radiology, orthopedics, and surgical services (RFQ, due October 7, 2026). The code shows active procurement volume but exhibits poor alignment between nominal commodity definition and actual work being solicited, warranting verification of coding accuracy before pursuing opportunities tagged to this classification.