UNSPSC 85703338: Insertion of internal fixation device into right tibia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of internal fixation device into right tibia, 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 0QHG04Z

UNSPSC 85703338 Insertion of internal fixation device into right tibia, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six state and local opportunities posted between July and September 2026 and tagged under or near this code span occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management services, temporary health professional staffing, specialty medical services for detained youth, and emergency inpatient care — none of which involve orthopedic surgical implants or the implantation procedures the code nominally describes. The mismatch between the code's technical medical descriptor and the actual scope of work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding at the issuing-body level or a fundamental misalignment between how state and local procurement offices classify healthcare services and the UNSPSC taxonomy structure for surgical interventions. State and local governments do procure orthopedic implants and surgical services, but this code does not surface relevant opportunities in the current market sample.

Human business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for state and local pursuit based on recent posting activity. If your firm services orthopedic implants or surgical fixation devices, monitor the code periodically; periodic gaps in activity do not indicate permanent closure. If you service the healthcare administration, staffing, or benefits categories shown in the recent opportunities, reclassify your search to the administrative or staffing codes those solicitations actually represent, as the data suggests the surgical-intervention codes are not being used by state and local bodies for those service categories.