UNSPSC 85703437: Drainage of left upper femur, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left upper 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 0Q970ZZ

UNSPSC 85703437 Drainage of left upper femur, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—does not match the opportunities currently posted under this classification. Recent solicitations tagged with this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, specialty medical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management services, temporary health professional staffing for a county health system, and emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these opportunities directly involve drainage procedures or surgical intervention; instead, they span medical administration, benefits management, staffing, and evaluation services. The mix of issuing bodies includes city retirement offices (Phoenix), state transportation agencies (Washington), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County), county commissioners (Collier County), and municipal human resources departments (Long Beach). This code appears to be a misclassification vehicle for medical service procurement rather than a legitimate indicator of surgical procedure volume.

Geographic activity under this code is dispersed across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no clear concentration. The most recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026, pre-bid conference August 31, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The mismatch between the code's stated procedure focus and the actual scope of posted solicitations signals that this code should not be relied upon to forecast surgical procedure demand or market conditions in state and local procurement.