UNSPSC 85722920: Removal of internal fixation device from right knee joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from right 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 0SPCX4Z

UNSPSC 85722920 Removal of internal fixation device from right knee joint, external approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. The six recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code solicitate independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-outs, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve the orthopedic surgical procedure the code describes. The mismatch suggests the code is being misapplied in state and local procurement systems, or that issuing bodies are using it as a catch-all for broadly clinical or medical services rather than a specific surgical intervention.

The opportunities that do appear span multiple issuing bodies and geographies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical record summary and independent medical examinations), the City of Long Beach (surgical procedure carve-outs for orthopedic and other procedures through Centers of Excellence), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing). Activity clusters in Arizona, California, and Washington, with geographic spread across multiple municipal and county jurisdictions. Response dates in the recent block range from September through October 2026, with the Collier County PBM RFP showing an April 2026 deadline that has passed relative to the current date of October 20, 2026.