UNSPSC 85703270: Removal of internal fixation device from right 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 right 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 0QPB04Z

UNSPSC 85703270 Removal of internal fixation device from right lower femur, open approach is a Commodity code that appears to describe a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not align with that clinical scope. The code shows little relevant recent activity: among six posted opportunities, only one tangentially touches the orthopedic domain — the City of Long Beach's surgical carve-out benefit program, which includes shoulder, spine, and orthopedic procedures as part of a Centers of Excellence network for government employees and retirees. The remaining five opportunities — independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations in Phoenix, occupational medical surveillance for Washington State Ferries workers, specialty and emergency medical services for youth in Harris County detention, pharmacy benefit management for Collier County, and temporary health professional staffing for Santa Clara County — fall outside orthopedic surgical procedure procurement. The mismatch suggests either a coding error in how opportunities are being tagged or that the code is not actively used by state and local procurement offices for work that matches its procedure-specific name.

Issuers posting under this code include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county juvenile probation departments, and county human resources divisions. The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no dominant jurisdiction. The City of Long Beach RFP (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) for surgical procedure carve-out benefits represents the only substantive match to the code's orthopedic domain, seeking vendors to manage knee, hip, shoulder, spine, and orthopedic procedures through Centers of Excellence for approximately 3,800 enrolled city employees and retirees on an RFP basis. Without activity that directly corresponds to internal fixation device removal procedures, this code warrants monitoring rather than active pursuit unless future RFPs or RFQs emerge that explicitly solicit orthopedic surgical services.