UNSPSC 85713037: Removal of external fixation device from right carpal joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from right carpal joint, external 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 0RPQX5Z

UNSPSC 85713037 Removal of external fixation device from right carpal joint, external approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—removal of an external fixation device from the wrist via external surgical approach—yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not solicit surgical procedure codes, impliance management, or orthopedic device services. Instead, the tagged solicitations procure independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, temporary clinical staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs. None of these procurement activities align with the code's stated scope of a discrete surgical procedure or its supporting materials and techniques.

The geographic and issuing-body mix among the tagged opportunities spans multiple states and sectors—the City of Phoenix (Arizona retirement boards), the City of Long Beach (California municipal employee health), the Washington State Department of Transportation (state agency), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas county detention healthcare), and Collier County (Florida county health consortium)—but the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests the code assignment is incorrect rather than indicative of a live procurement category. State and local procurement offices do not regularly solicit for single surgical procedures or discrete device removal services; the opportunities present here represent benefits administration, staffing, and managed care services that fall outside the orthopedic surgical domain. Firms should verify code accuracy with the issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities listed under this code.