UNSPSC 85703745: Removal of internal fixation device from left fibula, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from left fibula, 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 0QPK34Z

UNSPSC 85703745 Removal of internal fixation device from left fibula, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under it. The code nominally describes a single surgical procedure — extraction of orthopedic hardware from a specific bone via minimally invasive technique — yet the recent solicitations tagged to this code reflect administrative health services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans. None of these opportunities involve the procedural service the code purports to name. The mismatch suggests either classification error in the source data or that the code has been repurposed as a catch-all for health services procurement without fidelity to its formal taxonomy definition. State and local procurement offices do not appear to be using this code to solicit actual orthopedic surgical procedures.

The recent activity under this code spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with issuing bodies including city retirement boards (City of Phoenix), city employee benefits programs (City of Long Beach), county health systems (Collier County, Santa Clara County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), and county juvenile justice departments (Harris County). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years) and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services covering ferry system employees across 14 Washington locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). Given the absence of procurement activity that matches the code's stated scope, this code shows little relevant recent activity for orthopedic surgical hardware removal services.