UNSPSC 85723517: Insertion of internal fixation device into left knee joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of internal fixation device into left 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 0SHD04Z

UNSPSC 85723517 Insertion of internal fixation device into left knee joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The five most recent state and local contract opportunities posted under or tagged with this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services (Muscogee County Prison), pharmacy benefit management for county employees (Collier County), virtual primary and urgent care services (Monroe County), peer support services for mental health workers (San Mateo County), and fire department medical direction (Santa Monica). None of these solicitations involve orthopedic implants, surgical devices, or knee joint procedures. The code appears to reflect a healthcare procedure classification misaligned with state and local government procurement taxonomy or a tagging error in the opportunity records reviewed.

State and local procurement under this code does not produce actionable business development signals at this time. The mismatch between the code's clinical scope—a specific surgical procedure performed in hospital or surgical-center settings—and the actual opportunities posted (health plan administration, virtual care platforms, peer support services, and medical direction contracts) suggests either systematic miscoding in the state and local opportunity database or use of clinical procedure codes in contexts where they do not describe the goods or services being procured. Monitor this code's activity over the next two quarters; if surgical-device or implant procurement emerges under it, the profile may shift.