UNSPSC 85703916: Excision of right lower femur, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0QBB3ZZ

UNSPSC 85703916 Excision of right lower femur, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code. The code's title reflects a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but recent state and local contract opportunities do not align with this narrow clinical definition. Instead, the recent solicitations tagged under this code show state and local governments procuring a broad range of medical evaluation, occupational health, specialty care networks, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing services—none of which involve orthopedic femur excision or procedure-specific surgical work. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being bought suggests either classification error in how agencies have tagged these opportunities or significant drift in how the code is being applied in practice. No recent opportunities directly solicit orthopedic surgical procedures, implants, or related surgical supplies.

The issuing bodies span city retirement systems (City of Phoenix), municipal employee benefit programs (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county human resources and benefits programs (Collier County), and regional health systems (County of Santa Clara). Geographic activity includes Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services with a pre-bid conference and proposals due October 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System RFP for a qualified vendor pool of temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories, with proposals due October 7, 2026. The wide divergence between the code definition and recent procurement activity warrants verification of coding before pursuit.