UNSPSC 85704518: Removal of internal fixation device from right patella, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from right patella, external 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 0QPDX4Z

UNSPSC 85704518 Removal of internal fixation device from right patella, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its clinical orthopedic-surgery scope. The code's abstract name describes a specific surgical procedure — removal of internal fixation hardware from a kneecap — yet the recent opportunities in the source dataset are hospital and health-system procurements for inmate medical services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support workforce services, and emergency medical direction. None of these solicitations involve surgical devices, orthopedic implant removal, or the clinical services the code nominally represents. State and local governments do procure clinical and surgical goods through UNSPSC coding, but this particular code does not appear in the recent activity tracked in the source.

The mismatch between the code's orthopedic-device scope and the health-services solicitations posted under it suggests either a classification error at the issuing body or a data-entry artifact in the opportunities dataset. For firms evaluating pursuit decisions under this code, the source provides no evidence of active state and local demand for the service it describes. Monitor for misclassified opportunities in future postings, but do not expect to see orthopedic surgical-device procurement under this Commodity code in the near term based on recent activity.