UNSPSC 85702990: Removal of internal fixation device from right upper femur, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from 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 0QP6X4Z

UNSPSC 85702990 Removal of internal fixation device from right upper femur, external approach is a Commodity-tier code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under it bear no meaningful connection to orthopedic surgical procedures. The opportunities instead reflect medical evaluation, surveillance, and administrative services — including independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, occupational health surveillance for state ferry workers, specialty surgical carve-out benefit management for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, and inpatient emergency care for detained youth. The code as presently tagged in state and local procurement systems does not align with its nominal scope of surgical device removal, suggesting either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a data classification error at the source level.

Activity appears geographically dispersed across Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (state Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County), with no identifiable repeat buyer or concentration. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP (RFP20260825) due October 9, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued an RFP (RTMRFP26001) due October 16, 2026 for independent medical evaluation services to support disability pension determinations. Collier County in Florida issued an RFP (258414) for pharmacy benefit management services. Given the consistent mismatch between the code's orthopedic surgical content and the actual work being procured, this code shows limited utility for business development professionals pursuing state and local opportunities in its stated commodity family.