UNSPSC 85703431: Drainage of right lower femur, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of 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 0Q9B0ZZ

UNSPSC 85703431 Drainage of right lower femur, open approach is a Commodity code that displays a significant mismatch between its nominal clinical scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The code's abstract name describes a surgical procedure, yet recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve orthopaedic surgery, drainage procedures, or femoral interventions. Instead, state and local issuers are using this code to procure diverse occupational health services, medical staffing, pharmacy benefit management, disability medical evaluations, and surgical carve-out programs for employee health plans. This pattern suggests the code is functioning as a general healthcare procurement catch-all rather than a procedure-specific commodity, making its nominal title of limited utility for business development targeting.

Recent opportunities spanning Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington show activity across county health systems, city retirement offices, state transportation agencies, and county probation departments. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services and disability benefit medical record review, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The City of Long Beach issued an RFP (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit programs covering Centers of Excellence for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Washington State Ferries, posted an RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations. The County of Santa Clara Health System solicited proposals (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing including audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, and surgical services. Collier County issued an RFP (258414, due April 9, 2026) for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members, with historical annual pharmacy spending around $8.7 million. The code shows no coherent procurement signal and does not support confident market positioning without clarification of the issuer's actual categorization intent.