UNSPSC 85711154: Replacement of left acromioclavicular joint with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left acromioclavicular 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 0RRH0JZ

UNSPSC 85711154, Replacement of left acromioclavicular joint with synthetic substitute, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The six recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs—none of which correspond to orthopedic surgical procedures or implant procurement. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, county probation departments, and county commissioners' offices, but the work they are actually buying does not align with the code's nominal description of acromioclavicular joint replacement surgery.

The mismatch between the code's scope and the recent opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding by the issuing bodies or that procurement offices are applying this code to health care administration and staffing services rather than to medical devices or implant materials. Vendors pursuing state and local work in orthopedic surgery, joint replacement implants, or surgical procedure supply should not rely on activity under this code to identify relevant opportunities. The geographic spread of recent postings includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, but the absence of any actual surgical procedure or device procurement makes geographic pattern analysis immaterial to business development strategy under this code.