UNSPSC 85724229: Insertion of internal fixation device into right hip joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of internal fixation device into right hip 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 0SH944Z

UNSPSC 85724229, Insertion of internal fixation device into right hip joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. The code is tagged in state and local procurement systems but does not appear in recent solicitations actually seeking orthopedic implant devices or surgical procedures of the type the code name describes. Instead, the recent opportunities tagged under this code solicit occupational medical surveillance services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension and disability determinations, and surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employee health plans — services and programs that fall outside the surgical implant and orthopedic device domain the code nominally covers. This mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by the issuing bodies or that the code is being used as a catch-all for health-related state and local procurement activity without regard to its specific product definition.

The issuing bodies on recent opportunities include county human-resources and health-system procurement offices (Collier County, Santa Clara County), municipal retirement boards (City of Phoenix), city employee-benefits programs (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), and county juvenile-justice health programs (Harris County). Geographic activity concentrates in California, Arizona, Washington, and Florida, with isolated activity in Texas. No procurement opportunities currently posted under this code actually solicit orthopedic implants, surgical devices, or the insertion procedures the code defines, making it difficult to characterize genuine market demand or identify relevant work streams under the nominal scope.