UNSPSC 85703244: Removal of external fixation device from left fibula, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from left fibula, 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 0QPK05Z

UNSPSC 85703244 Removal of external fixation device from left fibula, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—does not align with the state and local medical services being solicited under this code in recent months. Recent opportunities tagged to this code involve occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical center-of-excellence carve-outs, and youth detention healthcare—none of which concern orthopedic device removal. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding of health services solicitations or a data quality issue rather than genuine procurement demand for the narrowly specified procedure this code nominally represents.

The recent opportunities originate from a diverse issuing-body mix spanning a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), with response dates clustered between late August and mid-October 2026. The only solicitation approaching orthopedic scope—the Long Beach surgical carve-out program offering orthopedic, knee, hip, and spine procedures through Centers of Excellence (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026)—frames these as benefits administration and network management rather than device removal procedures. No state and local procurement activity appears to exist under this code for the specific orthopedic procedure it nominally describes.