UNSPSC 85723521: Insertion of internal fixation device into right 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 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 0SHC04Z

UNSPSC 85723521 Insertion of internal fixation device into right knee joint, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local government procurement activity present in recent opportunities tagged under it. The recent solicitations posted under this code involve comprehensive healthcare service delivery—inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve orthopedic surgical procedures or implantable medical devices. The code's nominal scope (surgical insertion of knee joint fixation hardware) does not align with the healthcare administration and managed care services state and local bodies are actually soliciting and contracting for under this classification.

The mismatch between the code's abstract definition and the recent opportunities suggests either a systematic tagging error in the source system or that this Commodity code is being used as a catch-all for healthcare service categories where no more specific code has been applied. The opportunities span county governments (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida; Santa Monica Fire Department, California) and a regional county health department (San Mateo County, California), with response dates ranging from April 2026 through mid-2025. Given this disconnect, firms pursuing state and local healthcare contracts should verify code assignments through direct engagement with issuing bodies rather than relying on this classification alone to identify relevant opportunities.