UNSPSC 85711136: Supplement left sternoclavicular joint with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left sternoclavicular joint with synthetic substitute, open 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 0RUF0JZ

UNSPSC 85711136 Supplement left sternoclavicular joint with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes an orthopedic surgical procedure—implantation of a synthetic joint prosthesis—but the recent opportunities tagged under it are administrative and benefit-management services for government employees and public-safety personnel, not medical device procurement or surgical services. The Phoenix Fire Pension Board and Phoenix Police Pension Board RFP solicits independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations; the City of Long Beach RFP seeks a surgical carve-out benefits program and Centers of Excellence network management; the Washington State Department of Transportation requests occupational medical surveillance; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department seeks emergency and specialty medical services delivery; Collier County seeks pharmacy benefit management; and Santa Clara Health System seeks temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve procurement of orthopedic implants, joint prosthetics, or operative procedures. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited signals that this code shows little relevant recent activity for firms pursuing medical device or surgical-service contracts with state and local agencies.

Geographic activity spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State (ferries statewide), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with issuing bodies including city pension boards, municipal human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county probation departments, and county health systems. Recent solicitations close or have closed between September 2026 and October 2026, with procurement focused on benefit administration and workforce staffing rather than products or supplies. The apparent misclassification of these opportunities under a product code suggests either data-entry error in the procurement office's taxonomy assignment or a system failure to align the code to the actual scope. Firms evaluating this code should verify the actual procurement pipeline through direct outreach to issuing agencies rather than relying on the UNSPSC designation alone.