UNSPSC 85703869: Insertion of monoplanar external fixation device into left upper femur, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of monoplanar external fixation device into left upper 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 0QH73BZ

UNSPSC 85703869 Insertion of monoplanar external fixation device into left upper femur, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal medical-device scope and the work actually being solicited under it by state and local governments. The recent opportunities posted against this code involve medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefit carve-out programs, emergency medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve orthopedic surgical devices or percutaneous fixation procedures. The mismatch suggests either systematic code-assignment drift or that the taxonomy designation does not reflect the procurement bodies' actual intent. Issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), county human-resources and health-care consortiums (Collier County, Santa Clara County), municipal employee-benefits programs (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), and county corrections and public-health systems (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). The code shows no coherent repeat-buyer pattern around the device category it nominally describes.

Recent opportunities are geographically scattered across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington with no concentration in any single state or region. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability determinations for public-safety personnel; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for Washington State Ferries employees across 14 ferry locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST). The code as currently applied does not represent a meaningful procurement category for orthopedic-device vendors; activity under this designation should be treated as a data-quality anomaly rather than a market opportunity.