UNSPSC 85712160: Removal of internal fixation device from right elbow joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from right 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 0RPL04Z

UNSPSC 85712160 Removal of internal fixation device from right elbow joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a surgical procedure involving orthopedic hardware removal—does not align with the six recent opportunities tagged under it in state and local databases. Those opportunities instead solicit occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical center-of-excellence networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None involve orthopedic surgery, fixation-device removal, or related clinical procedures. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in source procurement platforms or that the code has been repurposed or misapplied at the issuing-body level.

No state and local solicitation in the recent-opportunities block actually purchases services or products matching the code's stated scope. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services, the City of Long Beach's carve-out for surgical centers of excellence, and the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP address medical administration, network management, and occupational health—not orthopedic device removal. Unless the source contains mislabeled records or the code has been systematically misapplied across Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida jurisdictions, pursuit of this code for orthopedic surgical contracting is not currently actionable based on recent state and local market signals.