UNSPSC 85723448: Removal of internal fixation device from left hip joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from left hip 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 0SPB04Z

UNSPSC 85723448 Removal of internal fixation device from left hip joint, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure, yet state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect orthopedic implant removal work. Instead, the recent solicitations tagged to this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical carve-out benefit programs for public employee health plans, and emergency healthcare services for detained youth. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope—a surgical procedure for hip joint device removal—and the actual work being procured suggests either a data-tagging error in the state and local opportunity system or that this code is not actively used for orthopedic surgical services in the jurisdictions posting through these channels. Issuing bodies include county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), city employee retirement boards (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), municipal health authorities (City of Long Beach), and state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation). The work being solicited is administrative health services, benefits management, occupational medicine, and temporary clinical staffing—none of which aligns with implant removal or surgical procedure delivery.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 with a five-year contract maximum of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 with a two-year base term and five optional one-year extensions; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs due October 7, 2026 with a two-year initial term and three optional one-year renewals; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026 establishing a non-exclusive qualified vendor pool with no guaranteed volume. This code shows little relevant recent activity for the procedure it nominally describes, and pursuing work under it would require clarification of whether the issuing body intended a different UNSPSC classification.