UNSPSC 85722821: Revision of external fixation device in left knee joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of external fixation device in left knee 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 0SWDX5Z

UNSPSC 85722821 Revision of external fixation device in left knee joint, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—orthopedic surgical device revision—does not match the work actually being solicited under this designation. The recent opportunities tagged to this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these activities involves orthopedic devices or knee joint procedures. The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County, Collier County), city retirement offices (Phoenix), and municipal employee benefit administrators (Long Beach). This broad jurisdictional mix reflects miscoding rather than genuine commodity demand.

The mismatch between code definition and recent solicitation activity suggests the code sees no substantive state and local procurement for external fixation device revisions. Recent RFPs and RFQs have been posted by the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations, due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit networks for knee and hip procedures among others, due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational health surveillance, due October 9, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary clinical staffing, due October 7, 2026). These opportunities address healthcare administration, provider networks, occupational health, and workforce staffing—not orthopedic device procurement. Geographic activity appears concentrated in California, Arizona, Florida, and Washington, though this reflects general state and local healthcare spending rather than demand for this specific commodity. Business development teams should treat this code as inactive for orthopedic device procurement purposes.