UNSPSC 85703358: Insertion of external fixation device into left femoral shaft, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of external fixation device into left 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 0QH905Z

UNSPSC 85703358 Insertion of external fixation device into left femoral shaft, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure—the orthopedic placement of an external fixation device into the femur via open surgical approach—yet the six recent opportunities posted under this UNSPSC tag span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical record review, specialty surgical carve-out benefits, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in detention. These opportunities are administrative health services, benefits program management, and clinical staffing procurement, not surgical devices or operative procedures. The mismatch indicates either miscoding by issuing bodies or a data-entry error in the UNSPSC assignment for these records.

The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal benefits procurement (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), county juvenile probation and human resources divisions (Harris County, Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out networks (HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026). Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for procurement purposes and verify the correct UNSPSC classifications before pursuing opportunities listed under it.