UNSPSC 85711256: Fusion of right acromioclavicular joint with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right 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 0RGG0JZ

UNSPSC 85711256 Fusion of right acromioclavicular joint with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that carries a clinical procedure designation misaligned with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities actually solicited are occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation services for disability determination, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, specialty medical services in detention settings, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve orthopedic joint fusion procedures or surgical implants. The issuing bodies include city retirement boards, state transportation departments, county health systems, county juvenile probation departments, and county benefits consortia. This code shows no recent activity purchasing the procedure or implant named in its descriptor.

The geographic spread of the mislabeled opportunities spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington State (WSDOT), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual applications with a five-year maximum contract value of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and the Collier County RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 7,200 members with historical annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026). The code's nominal scope and the work actually being procured diverge substantially, suggesting either a data-entry error in the tagging system or the use of this code as a catch-all for health services procurement that does not match its clinical definition.