UNSPSC 85711278: Drainage of left acromioclavicular joint with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left acromioclavicular joint with drainage 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 0R9H00Z

UNSPSC 85711278 Drainage of left acromioclavicular joint with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it address occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for government employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty medical services for youth in custody, and other administrative or managed-care healthcare services—none of which involve the clinical procedure the code names.

The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or that this code is being used as a catch-all placeholder for healthcare services procurement by state and local buyers. The issuing bodies in the recent block span a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), reflecting the fragmented nature of public-sector healthcare purchasing. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, due October 16, 2026; Washington State Ferries' RFP (RFP20260825) for occupational medical surveillance, due October 9, 2026; and Collier County's RFP (258414) for pharmacy benefit management services, with a historical annual spend of approximately $8.7 million. Activity is geographically dispersed across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Given the code-to-opportunity misalignment, this code warrants verification against the issuing jurisdiction's actual UNSPSC assignment before pursuing opportunities tagged here.