UNSPSC 85703289: Removal of external fixation device from right upper femur, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from right upper 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 0QP605Z

UNSPSC 85703289 Removal of external fixation device from right upper femur, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six most recent opportunities in the source—independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—are all healthcare administration, occupational health screening, or staffing services that do not align with the orthopedic surgical procedure named in the code. The code appears to describe a specific inpatient surgical intervention that state and local governments do not typically procure as a discrete line item through competitive bidding; such procedures would normally be purchased as part of bundled hospital services, medical benefits contracts, or employee health plans rather than as standalone commodity purchases.

The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the transactional scope of state and local procurement suggests that this code's tagging in the source material reflects classification error rather than actual buying activity. State and local bodies contract for medical services delivery, health professional staffing, pharmacy management, and occupational health programs—but they do not solicit individual surgical procedures as billable commodities. No geographic concentration or issuing-body pattern emerges from the sourced opportunities, and none represents genuine demand under this Commodity code.