UNSPSC 85711243: Insertion of spacer into left sternoclavicular joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into left sternoclavicular joint, 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 0RHF08Z

UNSPSC 85711243, Insertion of spacer into left sternoclavicular joint, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows minimal relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains six recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code, but none involve orthopedic surgical procedures or joint spacer insertion. Instead, the opportunities span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-outs for health plans, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — all healthcare administration or general medical services distinct from the specific surgical procedure the code nominally describes. The mismatch between code assignment and actual work content suggests either miscategorization in the posting systems or a systematic misalignment between this code's UNSPSC definition and how state and local procurement offices are applying it in practice.

The issuing bodies represented include a city retirement office (Phoenix), a city employee health plan (Long Beach), a state transportation department (Washington), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County, Texas), a county board of commissioners (Collier County, Florida), and a county health system (Santa Clara County, California). Geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Given that none of the recent opportunities reflect the code's stated scope—orthopedic joint surgery—vendors in surgical implant supply, orthopedic devices, or surgical services should treat this code as dormant or incorrectly assigned and focus portfolio development on directly identified procurement channels for those services rather than monitoring this particular UNSPSC category.