UNSPSC 85703280: Removal of internal fixation device from right femoral shaft, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from right femoral shaft, 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 0QP804Z

UNSPSC 85703280 Removal of internal fixation device from right femoral shaft, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its surgical procedure scope. The six recent opportunities posted by state and local issuing bodies—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System—solicited independent medical evaluation services, surgical carve-out benefit programs, occupational medical surveillance, inpatient and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations address orthopedic surgical device removal or related implant management services. The code's surgical specificity does not match the administrative, benefit management, staffing, and surveillance work actually being procured under this tag in the market.

State and local procurement activity tagged to this code reflects a systematic mismatch between the UNSPSC taxonomy assignment and the services being bought. Buyers across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington are using this code to tag health system operations, benefits administration, occupational health compliance, and clinical staffing—none of which involve surgical removal of femoral fixation hardware. If your firm pursues orthopedic surgical implant services, this code presents no relevant signals. Watch for recoding or relabeling of these opportunities if issuers correct the taxonomy assignment, but pursue activity under this code only after confirming the solicitation actually solicits orthopedic surgical or device-related work.