UNSPSC 85723843: Removal of external fixation device from left hip joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from left hip joint, percutaneous 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 0SPB35Z

UNSPSC 85723843 Removal of external fixation device from left hip joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal medical procedure scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code span unrelated healthcare service categories—occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical carve-out networks, temporary clinical staffing qualification pools, and emergency/inpatient services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve orthopedic surgical procedures, hip joint care, or the removal of external fixation devices. This mismatch suggests either a taxonomy misclassification in the posting systems or an artifact of how state and local procurement offices tag health services contracts without granular clinical coding.

The issuing bodies represent a mix of state health systems, county health authorities, county retirement offices, and municipal human resources departments. Recent solicitations originate from the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluations), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-outs), Collier County Human Resources and Health Care Consortium (pharmacy benefit management), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty care for youth), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary clinical staffing). Given the mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual work being solicited, readers should exercise caution before pursuing opportunities under this code; the tagging appears unreliable for identifying genuine orthopedic surgical procurement or external fixation device removal services.