UNSPSC 85702987: Removal of external fixation device from left upper femur, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from left 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 0QP7X5Z

UNSPSC 85702987, Removal of external fixation device from left upper femur, external approach, is a Commodity code that does not map to any recent state and local procurement activity in the source material. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the six recent opportunities tagged under it — independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension boards, Centers of Excellence surgical carve-outs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — bear no relationship to orthopedic device removal. The code itself appears to be a medical procedure taxonomy entry incorrectly applied to administrative and staffing healthcare services solicitations, suggesting a data classification or indexing error on the issuing bodies' side rather than genuine procurement interest in the procedure named by the code.

No relevant recent opportunities exist under this code. State and local procurement professionals should not pursue activity under 85702987 based on the work actually being solicited; the code does not represent an active market for the procedure it names.