UNSPSC 85703617: Reposition left tibia with ring external fixation device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left tibia with ring external fixation device, percutaneous 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 0QSH3CZ

UNSPSC 85703617 Reposition left tibia with ring external fixation device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows limited alignment between its clinical-procedure title and recent state and local procurement activity. The source records five recent opportunities posted between February and April 2026, but none involve orthopedic surgical procedures or external fixation devices. Instead, the opportunities under this code span inmate medical services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve the musculoskeletal surgical intervention the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies are county and municipal governments: Muscogee County, Georgia (correctional health); Collier County, Florida (county employee health benefits); Monroe County, Florida (county employee health benefits); San Mateo County, California (behavioral health services); and Santa Monica, California (fire department EMS oversight). This code appears to have been misapplied across these opportunities; state and local procurement records do not show recent solicitations for orthopedic surgical procedures or external fixation devices under UNSPSC 85703617.

The geographic spread covers California (San Mateo County), Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), and California (Santa Monica), with no concentration in any single state or region. Representative recent solicitations include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 (posted April 15, 2026, due May 15, 2026) for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison, Collier County's RFP 25-8414 (posted April 9, 2026, due April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual pharmacy spending of approximately $8.7 million, and Monroe County's RFP (posted March 14, 2026, due April 16, 2026) for virtual primary care and 24/7 urgent care services for 2,300 county members. This code shows no relevant recent activity for orthopedic procedures and appears to reflect a UNSPSC classification error rather than legitimate state and local procurement demand for external fixation devices or the surgical service the code nominally describes.