UNSPSC 85703700: Long bones leg, percutaneous approach-part C

This class includes one or more of 17 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the long bones of the leg with percutaneous approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0Q.

UNSPSC 85703700 Long bones leg, percutaneous approach-part C is a Class code that shows no meaningful alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally references orthopedic surgical procedures for long bones via percutaneous approach, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code encompass occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve orthopedic surgical procedures on long bones.

The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that the code classification in this dataset does not reflect actual commodity mapping. The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), indicating broad jurisdictional use; however, the opportunities are genuinely unrelated to orthopedic surgery. Without recent solicitations that actually procure long-bone orthopedic procedures, this code presents no actionable market signal for firms pursuing orthopedic surgical services or devices in state and local procurement.