UNSPSC 85711040: Repair right sternoclavicular joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right sternoclavicular joint, external 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 0RQEXZZ

UNSPSC 85711040 Repair right sternoclavicular joint, external approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—orthopedic surgical repair of a specific joint—does not align with the actual work state and local governments are buying under this code. Recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health surveillance, disability benefits medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, emergency youth detention healthcare, surgical benefit carve-outs, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve sternoclavicular joint repair or orthopedic surgery procurement. The code shows a clear mismatch between its technical definition and the healthcare administration, medical examination coordination, and benefit program services that issuers are actually tagging to this classification.

Issuing bodies across the recent sample include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation for occupational surveillance), county government (Collier County for pharmacy benefit management, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department for youth detention healthcare, Santa Clara County for temporary staffing), and municipalities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office for disability medical evaluations, City of Long Beach for surgical benefit carve-outs). The geographic spread spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, up to $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference scheduled August 31, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Business development professionals should treat this code with caution; the divergence between the code's surgical scope and the actual healthcare administration work being purchased suggests either persistent misclassification by issuers or a data error in the taxonomy assignment itself.