UNSPSC 85704254: Removal of external fixation device from left tibia, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device 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 0QPH45Z

UNSPSC 85704254 Removal of external fixation device from left tibia, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under this code. The recent opportunities posted against this UNSPSC number reflect healthcare services administration, pharmacy benefit management, virtual care delivery, peer support programs, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve orthopedic surgical procedures or removal of fixation devices. The code appears to be a misclassification in state and local procurement systems, likely resulting from tagging errors or mapping inconsistencies between clinical procedure codes and procurement taxonomies used by issuing bodies.

The opportunities in the dataset span issuing bodies across corrections, county human resources, behavioral health, and municipal emergency services. The Muscogee County Prison (Columbus Consolidated Government) solicited comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services including formulary management and medication dispensing; Collier County (Florida) issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with estimated annual spending of $8.7 million; Monroe County (Florida) sought virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members; San Mateo County (California) issued a $580,000 MHSA peer support pilot for behavioral health workers; and Santa Monica Fire Department solicited a fire department medical director for EMS oversight. The geographic spread includes Florida (two counties), Georgia, California, and California again. These activities have no meaningful connection to the UNSPSC code's stated scope of orthopedic surgical procedure removal, suggesting the code is not a useful filter for state and local procurement professionals evaluating this commodity.