UNSPSC 85704642: Removal of internal fixation device from right patella, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from right patella, open 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 0QPD04Z

UNSPSC 85704642 Removal of internal fixation device from right patella, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local government procurement activity. The code describes a discrete surgical procedure — orthopedic removal of hardware from the knee — yet the most recent opportunities posted under this classification reflect administrative medical services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing, none of which involve orthopedic surgery or surgical procedure delivery. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work state and local bodies are actually soliciting under it indicates that either the code is misapplied in the procurement system or the code sees minimal relevant contract activity.

The six recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida issuing bodies including city retirement offices, municipal employees and retirees health plans, state transportation departments, county juvenile probation, county health system networks, and county commissioners' procurement offices. No single issuing body appears more than once. Without evidence that state and local procurement offices are using this code to solicit actual surgical procedures or orthopedic hardware removal services, the code does not present a actionable market for business development purposes in the state and local space.