UNSPSC 85703844: Insertion of external fixation device into left lower femur, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of external fixation device into left 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 0QHC35Z

UNSPSC 85703844, Insertion of external fixation device into left lower femur, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that exhibits minimal alignment between its nominal clinical scope and the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities on file show no solicitations for orthopedic surgical devices or procedures matching the code's description; instead, the code is being applied to healthcare administrative services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve surgical device placement or orthopedic intervention. State and local issuers applying this code include county health systems, municipal retirement offices, state transportation departments, county detention facilities, county commissioners' offices, and county human resources divisions. The mix reflects a diverse set of public-sector healthcare and benefits-administration buyers rather than any specialized orthopedic or surgical-device procurement community.

Geographic activity appears dispersed across Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with no concentration in any single jurisdiction or state. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP 26001 for independent medical evaluation services (response due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (response due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid conference August 31), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (response due April 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (response due October 7, 2026). The absence of surgical-device or medical-device solicitations under this code suggests either a cataloging misalignment at the source or extremely limited state and local procurement activity in this specific clinical area, and vendors pursuing orthopedic surgical device or external fixation markets should verify code assignment against actual recent opportunity scope before committing pursuit resources.