UNSPSC 85703411: Excision of left fibula, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left fibula, 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 0QBK0ZZ

UNSPSC 85703411 Excision of left fibula, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments actually solicit under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged with this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing placement, and youth detention healthcare services—none of which involve orthopedic surgical procedures. The code appears to be a clinical procedure taxonomy entry misapplied to procurement activity; state and local agencies are using it to tag healthcare services and benefits administration broadly rather than specific surgical interventions.

Activity under this code spans a mix of issuing bodies: municipal pension boards (City of Phoenix), city employee-benefit offices (City of Long Beach), state transportation authorities (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (County of Santa Clara Health System), county government human resources (Collier County), and county juvenile justice agencies (Harris County). Recent solicitations concentrate in California, Arizona, Washington, and Texas, with response dates clustered between early October and late November 2026. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence (due October 7, 2026, targeting April 2027 go-live), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid August 31). The code shows limited recent activity and poor alignment between its nominal scope and actual procurement demand; business development efforts should focus on the specific service categories (occupational health, disability case management, benefits administration) rather than the surgical procedure classification itself.