UNSPSC 85704025: Revision of internal fixation device in left lower femur, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of internal fixation device in left lower femur, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0QWC44Z

UNSPSC 85704025 Revision of internal fixation device in left lower femur, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that exhibits a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The code's technical surgical designation—orthopedic device revision via minimally invasive technique—does not align with the opportunities posted under this code. Recent solicitations tagged to this code span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these procurements involve orthopedic devices, internal fixation hardware, or revision surgery services. The issuing bodies include municipal retirement offices, city health benefits administrators, state transportation departments, county juvenile probation departments, county health consortia, and regional health systems—a mix of administrative, custodial, and operational health-care entities without common procurement patterns.

The geographic spread spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State, Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). The source shows no recent opportunities that genuinely reflect the code's stated orthopedic device-procurement scope. This code appears to see little relevant recent activity for firms pursuing orthopedic device or surgical hardware contracts with state and local governments; the posting of unrelated medical and health-services procurements under this code suggests either systematic tagging errors or administrative misuse of the code tier.