UNSPSC 85703123: Reposition right fibula with external fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right fibula with external fixation device, open 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 0QSJ05Z

UNSPSC 85703123 Reposition right fibula with external fixation device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no substantive recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The five opportunities posted between February and April 2026 under this code—spanning inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management for a county health consortium, virtual primary and urgent care services for a county government, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services—bear no meaningful connection to orthopedic surgical procedures or fibula repositioning. The mismatch suggests either a data-classification error in the state and local procurement platforms or that jurisdictions are tagging opportunities with codes that do not reflect the work actually being solicited.

State and local procurement activity under this code lacks the orthopedic or surgical-services focus the Commodity name implies. The recent opportunities cluster around occupational health, behavioral health services, pharmacy administration, and emergency medical oversight—none of which involve orthopedic device placement or surgical repositioning. Until opportunities that actually address fibula repair or external fixation devices appear in state and local solicitation streams, this code should be treated as dormant or misclassified in current procurement activity, and business development focus would be better directed toward UNSPSC families and classes with demonstrated current demand.