UNSPSC 85711258: Fusion of right acromioclavicular joint with internal fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right acromioclavicular joint with internal fixation device, 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 0RGG04Z

UNSPSC 85711258 Fusion of right acromioclavicular joint with internal fixation device, open approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the six recent state and local opportunities tagged to it—including independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), surgical procedure carve-out benefits for employee health plans (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers (Washington State Department of Transportation), specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (County of Santa Clara Health System)—are administrative medical services, health plan management, occupational health programs, and staffing procurement. None involve orthopedic joint fusion surgery or related implants.

The tagging appears to reflect a data-alignment issue rather than genuine procurement activity in the surgical-procedure commodity space. State and local governments do not typically issue standalone RFPs for a single surgical procedure code; procurement under this code would normally occur through group purchasing organizations, hospital supply contracts, or integrated orthopedic service agreements. No current opportunities in the block match the code's actual scope. Firms evaluating this code should focus on verifying whether state and local orthopedic surgery and implant procurement is occurring under related codes in the surgical supplies or hospital equipment families, or through cooperative purchasing vehicles, rather than treating these administrative-service opportunities as signals of activity in joint fusion surgery procurement.