UNSPSC 85724253: Fusion of right knee joint with external fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right knee joint with external fixation device, 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 0SGC45Z

UNSPSC 85724253 Fusion of right knee joint with external fixation device, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal clinical-procedure scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code does not reflect the kinds of work state and local governments are actually purchasing under this tag. Recent opportunities solicited under the code cover occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency medical services for detained youth, and specialty medical provider networks — none of which involve orthopedic surgical procedures or medical devices. The mismatch suggests either miscoding of opportunities by issuing bodies or a code assignment that does not track the work being bought.

Issuing bodies tagged under this code include state agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), and cities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting public safety pension disability determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (258414, proposals originally due April 9, 2026). Geographic activity spans Arizona, Washington, California, Florida, and Texas. The code's recent activity reflects administrative and managed-care medical services rather than surgical implantation procedures, indicating either systematic coding drift or limited use of this commodity code for its intended clinical scope.