UNSPSC 85712151: Removal of external fixation device from left elbow joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from left elbow joint, 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 0RPM05Z

UNSPSC 85712151 (Removal of external fixation device from left elbow joint, open approach) is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful recent state and local procurement activity. The code is a clinical procedure descriptor—a specific surgical intervention—but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not align with procurement of this service. Instead, the opportunities cover inmate medical and pharmacy services for a correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management services for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services for county members, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services. None of these procurements involve surgical fixation removal or related orthopedic device management.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that the code is being applied as a catch-all for health services without surgical specificity. State and local procurement offices in Georgia (Muscogee County), Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), California (San Mateo County), and California (Santa Monica) have tagged opportunities here, but the work involves administrative healthcare contracting, benefits management, and medical direction rather than device removal procedures. If your firm pursues state and local health services contracts, monitor this code for potential recoding or future alignment with actual orthopedic procurement; as currently reflected, it does not signal active demand for surgical device removal services in the state and local market.