UNSPSC 85704264: Removal of external fixation device from left lower femur, 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 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 0QPC45Z

UNSPSC 85704264, Removal of external fixation device from left lower femur, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that does not reflect state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code cover occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, specialty surgical carve-out benefits, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve removal of external fixation devices or orthopedic surgical procedures. The code's nominal scope describes a specific clinical procedure, but the issuing bodies and solicitations in the source material are purchasing health benefit administration, occupational medicine services, and clinical staffing coordination rather than surgical device removal or related orthopedic interventions.

State and local procurement activity under this code shows no relevant recent opportunities. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the scope of actual solicitations suggests either a tagging error in the underlying procurement records or use of a medical procedure code to classify health services contracting that falls outside the code's intended commodity family. Vendors pursuing state and local work in occupational medicine, health benefit carve-outs, or clinical staffing should verify the UNSPSC codes used in actual solicitations and not rely on this code as a signal for related health services contracting.