UNSPSC 85704932: Removal of internal fixation device from right toe phalanx, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from right toe phalanx, 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 0QPQX4Z

UNSPSC 85704932 Removal of internal fixation device from right toe phalanx, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The five most recent opportunities tagged under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which align with orthopedic surgical procedures or removal of internal fixation devices. The code appears to have been applied to opportunities in a healthcare or medical services context broadly, but the solicitations themselves do not describe procurement of surgical services, orthopedic implant removal, or related medical device work. This mismatch suggests either a coding error in the state and local procurement system or that the code is being used as a catch-all placeholder for health services without regard to the specific commodity it nominally describes.

State and local agencies across Florida, Georgia, and California have posted health services RFPs in the window shown, but none involve surgical procedures. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for orthopedic or surgical-device procurement and investigate whether the correct UNSPSC code for their service line has been applied elsewhere in recent opportunities.