UNSPSC 85723031: Revision of external fixation device in right knee joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of external fixation device in right knee 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 0SWC05Z

UNSPSC 85723031 (Revision of external fixation device in right knee joint, open approach), a Commodity code, shows a fundamental mismatch between its clinical procedure name and the state and local procurement activity actually tagged to it. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve orthopedic device procurement, implantation, or revision; instead, they cover occupational medical surveillance, pension disability evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, emergency youth detention healthcare, and temporary health professional staffing. The code appears to have been incorrectly applied to health services and benefits administration contracts rather than surgical device transactions. State and local buyers issuing under this tag include county health systems, municipal pension boards, county commissioners' offices, county juvenile probation departments, and state transportation agencies. The geographic footprint spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington (statewide), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County).

Recent opportunities show no procurement of external fixation devices or orthopedic surgical implants. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued an RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, with a $750,000 five-year contract ceiling. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations. The County of Santa Clara Health System issued an RFP (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories. Collier County issued an RFP (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management services with approximately $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending. The code as currently tagged does not represent a viable pursuit path for vendors in orthopedic device supply or surgical implant placement; the misclassification suggests either a data entry error in the procurement system or a systematic tagging problem that obscures actual demand signals in this commodity category.