UNSPSC 85704252: Removal of synthetic substitute from left tibia, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from left tibia, 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 0QPH4JZ

UNSPSC 85704252 Removal of synthetic substitute from left tibia, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—does not align with the actual work state and local governments are buying under this classification. Recent opportunities tagged to this code involve occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, surgery benefit carve-out administration for health plan members, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and inpatient specialty medical services for youth in custody. None of these services involve removal of orthopedic implants or percutaneous endoscopic procedures. The tagging appears to reflect a misclassification in the posting systems rather than a deliberate procurement strategy around the code's nominal product.

The issuing bodies span state departments, county governments, and municipal entities: the Washington State Department of Transportation (Washington State Ferries), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. Geographic activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no pattern suggesting concentration in any single region. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) seeking board-certified occupational physicians to conduct baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry system locations; the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting public safety pension disability determinations (due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years); the City of Long Beach's surgical carve-out benefit program RFP (due October 7, 2026) seeking Centers of Excellence networks; and Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive temporary health professional staffing qualification pool (due October 7, 2026) across 13 ancillary clinical categories excluding nursing and physician roles. This code shows no relevant recent activity for business development professionals pursuing orthopedic device or surgical services contracting.