UNSPSC 85705519: Removal of external fixation device from right tarsal, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from right tarsal, 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 0QPL45Z

UNSPSC 85705519 Removal of external fixation device from right tarsal, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The source records six state and local opportunities posted between July and September 2026, but none solicits orthopedic surgical procedures or device removal services as the code describes. Instead, the recent opportunities tagged to this code cover occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations (Phoenix), surgical carve-out benefit management and Centers of Excellence networks (Long Beach), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing pools (Santa Clara County Health System). The mismatch between the code's clinical taxonomy and the actual procurement activity suggests either persistent miscoding in state and local systems or a fundamental disconnect between how UNSPSC 85705519 is deployed and what the code nominally represents.

The opportunities span multiple states and issuing-body types — state transportation departments, city retirement boards, county health systems, and county juvenile justice agencies — but none involves the orthopedic procedure or external fixation device removal named in the code. If procurement offices are routinely tagging medical services and health benefits work to this code, the code may be functioning as a catch-all for miscellaneous clinical services rather than tracking the specific surgical procedure its name indicates. Business development professionals should verify with individual procurement offices whether opportunities genuinely match UNSPSC 85705519's stated scope before pursuing work tagged to this code.