UNSPSC 85703769: Removal of external fixation device from right lower femur, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from right lower femur, 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 0QPB35Z

UNSPSC 85703769, Removal of external fixation device from right lower femur, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged to it span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical carve-out benefits for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these solicitations involve the procurement of external fixation device removal as a standalone service line or the supply of devices for that procedure. The tagged opportunities reflect broader health services procurement — benefit plan administration, staffing for ancillary clinical roles, and occupational medical compliance — rather than procurement of a specific surgical intervention or device category.

The geographic and issuing-body spread across the tagged opportunities spans Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara Health System, Collier County), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), with work ranging from municipal benefits administration to county health system staffing pools to state ferry worker occupational health compliance. Absent evidence that state and local governments are actively soliciting removal of external fixation devices from right lower femur via percutaneous approach as a distinct procurement line item, this code does not currently present a meaningful market signal for business development purposes.