UNSPSC 85703249: Removal of external fixation device from right fibula, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from right 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 0QPJ05Z

UNSPSC 85703249 Removal of external fixation device from right fibula, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal clinical procedure scope and the actual work state and local governments are buying under this classification. Recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code do not involve orthopedic surgical procedures or external fixation removal; instead, they span independent medical evaluation services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out network administration, and temporary health professional staffing. The issuing bodies are diverse municipal and county human resources, retirement, and health system departments—Phoenix's pension boards, the City of Long Beach's benefits office, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Human Resources, and Santa Clara County Health System—indicating that this code is being used inconsistently to tag health services procurement that falls well outside the code's stated surgical definition.

Geographic activity concentrates in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with isolated activity in Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (RTMRFP26001, response due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminal and vessel locations (RFP20260825, response due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's multiple-award qualification solicitation for temporary ancillary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, response due October 7, 2026). The code's application appears to reflect a data-entry or classification error rather than genuine procurement under a surgical procedure line, making it unreliable for forecasting or targeting state and local demand in this commodity class.