UNSPSC 85721234: Removal of internal fixation device from left tarsal joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from left tarsal 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 0SPJX4Z

UNSPSC 85721234, Removal of internal fixation device from left tarsal joint, external approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity among state and local government buyers. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged to it center on occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out benefits for municipal employee plans, youth detention healthcare services, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve tarsal joint fixation removal or match the code's procedural scope. The mismatch suggests either data-tagging inconsistency or that the code is rarely used by state and local procurement offices for surgical procedure solicitations.

The available records show activity among municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), city benefits procurement (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara County, Harris County, Collier County), and independent school districts. No recent state or local opportunities present procurement of the actual procedure named in the code. Given the narrow, clinically specific nature of tarsal joint fixation removal and the absence of matching solicitations in the recent record, this code does not appear to be an active vector for state and local business development at this time.