UNSPSC 85705124: Removal of internal fixation device from right tarsal, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from right tarsal, 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 0QPL04Z

UNSPSC 85705124 "Removal of internal fixation device from right tarsal, open approach" is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure (removal of a tarsal fixation device), yet the recent opportunities posted under this code concern occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical carve-out networks, and pediatric detention healthcare — none of which involve tarsal surgery or internal fixation device removal. The mismatch indicates either a cataloging error in the source system or a fundamental disconnect between the code's nominal scope and how issuers are actually applying it.

The recent activity shows no genuine procurement for tarsal surgery or orthopedic surgical device removal services at the state or local level. Instead, the six opportunities tagged under this code span Arizona (City of Phoenix retirement disability evaluations), California (City of Long Beach surgical networks and County of Santa Clara health staffing), Washington (state ferries occupational medicine), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management), and Texas (Harris County juvenile detention healthcare). These represent health system and government employee benefit administration, not orthopedic surgical procedures. Without recent opportunities that actually solicit tarsal fixation removal or related surgical services, pursuing this code would require first resolving the coding issue with individual state and local issuing bodies before meaningful pipeline development is possible.