UNSPSC 85703351: Insertion of external fixation device into right lower femur, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of external fixation device into 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 0QHB05Z

UNSPSC 85703351 Insertion of external fixation device into right lower femur, open approach is a Commodity code that sits at the bottom of the taxonomy hierarchy, yet recent state and local procurement activity shows no solicitations for this specific orthopedic surgical procedure or device. The posted opportunities in the recent-opportunities dataset are unrelated to this code's stated scope—they cover independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty hospital services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations concern orthopedic devices, surgical instrumentation, or the insertion of external fixation hardware. The code shows little relevant recent activity, and the mismatch between the code's narrow clinical-procedure focus and actual state and local procurement patterns suggests that governments do not commonly solicit this category as a standalone commodity.

State and local procurement activity in medical services and occupational health focuses instead on service delivery, benefit administration, and staffing—functions reflected in the current opportunities from Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation RFP due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out RFP due October 7, 2026 and Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing pool due October 7, 2026), Washington (WSDOT's occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for emergency and specialty medical services), and Florida (Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP). These opportunities reflect the actual procurement appetite under medical and health-administration codes—services bundling, vendor networks, staffing solutions, and claims processing—rather than procurement of discrete surgical devices or procedures by government health departments acting as direct purchasers.