UNSPSC 85712411: Removal of external fixation device from left wrist joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from left wrist joint, percutaneous 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 0RPP35Z

UNSPSC 85712411 Removal of external fixation device from left wrist joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with the code's nominal scope. The six most recently posted opportunities—issued between July and September 2026—center on occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-out networks, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency medical services for detained youth, and independent medical evaluations for public safety pension boards. None of these solicitations reference orthopedic surgical procedures or external fixation device removal. The opportunities instead reflect state and local government purchasing of broader health plan administration, occupational health services, and medical staffing arrangements rather than the specific orthopedic procedure the code nominally describes.

The issuing bodies include county health systems (Santa Clara, Collier County, Harris County), municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), city employee benefits programs (City of Long Beach), and state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. The most concrete recent opportunity is the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance solicitation (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), which seeks baseline and periodic medical examinations for ferry personnel across 14 Washington locations with occupational medicine specialization as a requirement. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services request (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years) pursues medical record summarization and coordination of disability evaluations for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applications. The code's tagging appears to reflect administrative and occupational health procurement rather than orthopedic surgical procedures, signaling either a data classification mismatch or a gap between the code's intended scope and actual state and local purchasing activity under this designation.