UNSPSC 85721561: Removal of external fixation device from right tarsal joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from right tarsal joint, open 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 0SPH05Z

UNSPSC 85721561 Removal of external fixation device from right tarsal joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — a highly specific orthopedic surgical procedure — does not match the medical and health services that state and local agencies have posted under this code identifier during the past two months.

The recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect procurement of occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation), disability medical evaluation services (City of Phoenix), surgical benefit carve-out programs (City of Long Beach), emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (County of Santa Clara Health System). None of these solicitations involve tarsal joint surgery or orthopedic device removal. The code assignment appears to be a tagging error in the source systems, not an active procurement category. Vendors pursuing state and local health services contracts should verify code assignments against actual scope before allocating business development resources to opportunities tagged under this identifier.