UNSPSC 85703620: Reposition left tibia with external fixation device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left tibia with 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 0QSH35Z

UNSPSC 85703620 Reposition left tibia with external fixation device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows significant misalignment between its nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—and recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for orthopedic surgery services, external fixation devices, or related medical devices or procedures. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code cover independent medical evaluations for disability retirement determinations, pharmacy benefit management administration, occupational health surveillance, surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs, health professional temporary staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve the procurement of orthopedic surgery, fixation devices, or the specific procedure the code nominally describes.

The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its stated scope. The discrepancy between the code's clinical-procedure name and the administrative and staffing services appearing in the opportunities block suggests either systematic miscoding in the source data or that this Commodity code is not actively used by state and local procurement bodies for the work it nominally describes. Firms evaluating opportunities under this code should verify the actual scope before pursuing opportunities tagged to it; the presence of the code in a solicitation notice does not indicate orthopedic-surgery-related work is being procured.