UNSPSC 85703135: Reposition right tibia with monoplanar external fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition right tibia with monoplanar 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 0QSG0BZ

UNSPSC 85703135 Reposition right tibia with monoplanar external fixation device, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure. However, the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show no alignment with the code's nominal medical procedure scope. Instead, the opportunities posted under 85703135 span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, disability pension medical evaluations, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve tibial repositioning or external fixation devices. This disconnect suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that the code is being used as a default catch-all for health services contracting. The issuing bodies are primarily county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System), cities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach), and state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries).

The geographic spread includes Arizona, California (multiple jurisdictions), Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, response due October 16, 2026) to support disability pension determinations for approximately 75 annual applications; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out services (HR26753, response due October 7, 2026) offering Centers of Excellence for knee, hip, spine, and oncology procedures; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 Washington ferry system locations (RFP20260825, response due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, response due October 7, 2026). The code shows active recent procurement volume but lacks substantive alignment with its stated orthopedic surgical procedure definition.