UNSPSC 85703445: Division of left lower femur, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to division of left 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 0Q8C0ZZ

UNSPSC 85703445 Division of left lower femur, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code reflect administrative and occupational health services — medical record review, independent disability evaluations, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which correspond to orthopedic surgical procedures or facility-based surgical services that a state or local government would procure directly.

The mismatch suggests either a taxonomy error in how these opportunities were tagged or a fundamental disconnect between the code's intended scope and current procurement practice. No recent state and local RFPs, RFQs, or ITBs solicit Division of left lower femur surgical services under this code. The source includes six recent opportunities spanning Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, but they address entirely different service lines — pension disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs for city employees, occupational health screening for ferry workers, emergency care for detained youth, pharmacy claims administration, and temporary clinical staffing for a county health system. This code shows no relevant recent activity for business development professionals evaluating orthopedic surgical procurement pipelines.