UNSPSC 85703907: Extirpation of matter from left femoral shaft, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from left femoral shaft, 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 0QC93ZZ

UNSPSC 85703907 Extirpation of matter from left femoral shaft, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows no material recent activity aligned with state and local government procurement. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure on the femur, yet the recent opportunities posted under this UNSPSC tag reflect occupational health examinations, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks for employee health plans, temporary clinical staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve orthopedic surgery, femoral procedures, or the percutaneous extraction work the code describes. The mismatch between the code's technical name and the actual scope of posted opportunities suggests either a cataloging error by the issuing bodies or a systematic misalignment between this UNSPSC designation and the work state and local governments are actually buying.

The recent opportunities span diverse issuing bodies — the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System — across Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. None of these solicitations involve the surgical specialty implied by the code name. Given this fundamental disconnect, the code does not present a coherent procurement category for business development targeting state and local contracts. Firms pursuing opportunities in occupational medicine, disability medical evaluation, employee health benefits, or temporary clinical staffing should track those service lines under their appropriate UNSPSC classifications rather than through this code.