UNSPSC 85724128: Removal of internal fixation device from left knee joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from 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 0SPD44Z

UNSPSC 85724128, Removal of internal fixation device from left knee joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six most recently posted opportunities in the source—spanning Phoenix, Long Beach, Washington State, Harris County, Collier County, and Santa Clara County—are tagged with this code but involve independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for health plans, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing services. None of these solicitations concern orthopedic surgical procedures, internal fixation device removal, knee joint surgery, or endoscopic approaches. The code's nominal scope does not align with the work state and local governments are actually buying under this tag.

This mismatch signals either a data-entry error in the opportunities' coding or a systematic miscoding of health-services procurements by issuing bodies. State and local procurement professionals evaluating this code should treat the lack of aligned recent activity as a signal to verify code assignment independently before pursuing work in this space. The code itself may see minimal or no legitimate state and local demand.