UNSPSC 85705520: Removal of internal 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 internal 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 0QPL44Z

UNSPSC 85705520 Removal of internal fixation device from right tarsal, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope as a specific surgical procedure code. The recent opportunities tagged under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency/specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which involve orthopedic hardware removal or the surgical procedure the code names. This mismatch suggests the code is either incorrectly applied by state and local issuing bodies or serves as a catch-all for healthcare services procurement more broadly.

The issuing bodies sourced include city retirement offices (Phoenix), county health systems and probation departments (Santa Clara, Harris County, Collier County), state transportation departments (Washington), and municipal governments (Long Beach). Recent opportunities cluster in the Southwest and West — Arizona, Florida, California, and Washington — with activity spanning RFPs for managed services and RFQs for vendor-pool qualification. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and an October 16, 2026 proposal deadline; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code's application to this range of healthcare administration and staffing services rather than surgical procedures limits its utility for firms seeking work in orthopedic or surgical hardware removal contracting.