UNSPSC 85702973: Removal of external fixation device from right fibula, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from right fibula, 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 0QPJX5Z

UNSPSC 85702973 Removal of external fixation device from right fibula, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful alignment with state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure—removal of an external fixation device from a fibula via external approach—yet the six recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involves fibula fixation device removal or any orthopedic surgical procedure matching the code's clinical descriptor. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by state and local procurement offices or that this UNSPSC code is being applied as a catch-all category for health services broadly rather than the specific orthopedic procedure its name indicates.

The issuing bodies posting under this code include city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal health systems (County of Santa Clara Health System, City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county corrections (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and county human resources divisions (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear geographic concentration. Representative solicitations include the Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for disability pension determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferries workers (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award RFQ for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Given the code's nominal scope and the nature of opportunities actually being solicited, this code does not represent actionable procurement activity for orthopedic device services.