UNSPSC 85716737: Removal of internal fixation device from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0RP444Z

UNSPSC 85716737 Removal of internal fixation device from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, but the most-recent-state-local-contract-opportunities block contains no solicitations for that procedure or related orthopedic surgical services. The recent opportunities tagged to this code instead cover independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, temporary health professional staffing, surgical center-of-excellence carve-out programs, and detention-facility medical services — none of which constitute removal of internal fixation devices or match the code's clinical scope.

State and local procurement systems occasionally misclassify opportunities in the medical-services taxonomy. The mismatch here is substantial and systematic: six recent opportunities span health plan administration, staffing coordination, and generalized medical examinations, not orthopedic implant removal. If your firm targets the specific procedure this code names, the absence of recent relevant opportunities under this classification suggests low current procurement activity at the state and local level for this service line, or that issuing bodies are coding medical-procedure contracts to different UNSPSC codes.