UNSPSC 85712420: Removal of internal fixation device from right wrist joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from right 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 0RPN34Z

UNSPSC 85712420 Removal of internal fixation device from right wrist joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical specificity—a surgical procedure for orthopedic hardware removal—does not match the scope of work state and local governments are currently soliciting under this identifier. Recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determination, specialty surgical procedure management through Centers of Excellence, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve surgical removal of internal fixation devices. The mismatch suggests either miscoding at the source or incidental application of this code to broader health services categories that should carry different UNSPSC identifiers.

The recent opportunities themselves span multiple issuing bodies: city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal procurement (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county human resources (Collier County), and regional health systems (Santa Clara County). Activity is geographically distributed across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no geographic concentration evident. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit applications at $750,000 over five years, the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Given the structural mismatch between the code's scope and the actual work being tagged to it, pursuit under this code identifier carries risk; confirming coding accuracy with the issuing body before bid development is advisable.