UNSPSC 85711369: Removal of spacer from left sternoclavicular joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer from left sternoclavicular joint, percutaneous 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 0RPF38Z

UNSPSC 85711369 Removal of spacer from left sternoclavicular joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that nominally names a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities show little alignment with this scope. Instead, the code appears to be capturing broader healthcare services procurement including occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical carve-outs, and youth detention medical services. The issuing bodies span city retirement boards (Phoenix), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County, Collier County), and municipal employee benefits programs (Long Beach). Geographic activity includes Arizona, Washington, California, Texas, and Florida, with no single jurisdiction dominating recent solicitations.

Recent representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) seeking disability medical record summaries and psychiatric examinations for approximately 75 annual pension applications at $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) requiring board-certified occupational physicians for baseline, periodic, and exit examinations; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) targeting Centers of Excellence networks for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures serving approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) with no guaranteed volume. The code's UNSPSC classification appears misaligned with the healthcare administration and staffing services being actively procured under it in state and local contracting.