UNSPSC 85711415: Insertion of spacer into left sternoclavicular joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into 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 0RHF38Z

UNSPSC 85711415, Insertion of spacer into left sternoclavicular joint, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal medical procedure scope. The posted state and local opportunities tagged under this code — independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and inpatient hospital services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — do not correspond to orthopedic joint-procedure procurement. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the source records or use of this code as a placeholder for broader health services categorization rather than procurement of the specific procedure named.

No state and local solicitations in the source material are actually requesting insertion of spacers into sternoclavicular joints or related orthopedic implant procedures. The opportunities shown span occupational health screening (Washington State Ferries), pension medical evaluations (Phoenix), specialty surgery centers of excellence (Long Beach), youth detention healthcare (Harris County), pharmacy administration (Collier County), and temporary staffing pools (Santa Clara County Health System) — none of which involve procurement of the implantable device or surgical procedure this code nominates. Business development professionals evaluating this code for state and local opportunity should flag the disconnect and verify whether their orthopedic implant or surgical-services offering aligns with actual procurement activity, or seek clarification on the code assignment in the source data.