UNSPSC 85703265: Removal of internal fixation device from left lower femur, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from left lower femur, 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 0QPC04Z

UNSPSC 85703265, Removal of internal fixation device from left lower femur, open approach, is a Commodity code nominally designating a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code show little relevance to that clinical scope. The three substantive recent solicitations—Phoenix's independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, Long Beach's surgical procedure carve-out program through Centers of Excellence, and Washington State Ferries' occupational medical surveillance—address medical evaluation, administration, and occupational health services rather than orthopedic device removal itself. A fourth opportunity from Harris County Juvenile Probation Department seeks emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth without further specification. A fifth from Collier County concerns pharmacy benefit management, which falls entirely outside the code's nominal scope. The mismatch between the code's specific procedural title and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that the code is being used as a catch-all for broader medical service categories.

Issuing bodies posting under this code include a city retirement office (Phoenix), municipal governments (Long Beach), a state transportation department (Washington), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County, Texas), a county commissioners board (Collier County, Florida), and a county health system (Santa Clara County, California). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no apparent concentration in any single state. Representative opportunities include Phoenix's RFP 26001 (due October 16, 2026) for disability medical record summary and independent examination scheduling at $750,000 over five years; Washington State Ferries' RFP 20260825 (due October 9, 2026, pre-bid August 31) for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations; and Long Beach's RFP HR26753 (due October 7, 2026) for surgical procedure carve-out management. The code appears to suffer from significant issuer-side classification error rather than genuine orthopedic device procurement activity at the state and local level.