UNSPSC 85724021: Revision of external fixation device in left knee joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of external fixation device in left knee joint, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0SWD45Z

UNSPSC 85724021, Revision of external fixation device in left knee joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure medical evaluation and occupational health surveillance services for public employees and benefit-eligible populations rather than orthopedic surgical procedures themselves. The recent opportunities demonstrate substantial divergence between the code's abstract nomenclature and actual state and local buying activity: agencies are soliciting comprehensive disability medical record review and summary services, occupational medicine surveillance programs for transportation workers, pharmacy benefit management administration, surgical procedure carve-out networks for municipal employees, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple specialty categories. Issuing bodies include state departments of transportation, county boards of commissioners and health systems, city retirement offices, and municipal procurement bureaus. Work scopes span medical record chronological summarization for pension disability determinations, periodic occupational health examinations aligned with regulatory compliance, pharmacy claims processing and formulary management, center-of-excellence networks for surgical procedures, and temporary clinical staffing in audiology, diagnostic imaging, orthopedic services, and operating room support.

Recent activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office released an RFP (RTMRFP26001) on September 16, 2026 for independent medical evaluation services including medical record summary preparation and examination scheduling for approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications under Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, with a response date of October 16, 2026 and a five-year maximum contract value of $750,000. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP (RFP20260825) on August 25, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services covering baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit examinations for four personnel categories across 14 Washington ferry system locations, with responses due October 9, 2026 and a two-year initial term with options to extend up to five additional one-year periods. The City of Long Beach posted an RFP (HR26753) on August 26, 2026 for a surgical benefit carve-out program offering pre- and post-care for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures through Centers of Excellence for approximately 3,800 active employees and retirees, with responses due October 7, 2026. Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an RFP (258414) in August 2026 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members, with an initial three-year term effective January 1, 2026 and historical annual pharmacy spending of approximately $8.7 million.