UNSPSC 85711436: Fusion of right sternoclavicular joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right 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 0RGE3ZZ

UNSPSC 85711436 Fusion of right sternoclavicular joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The code's nominal scope — a specific orthopedic surgical procedure — bears no relationship to the recent opportunities posted under this code. Instead, state and local governments are using this code to solicit healthcare administration, occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit evaluation, pharmaceutical benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing services — none of which involve the joint fusion procedure the code purports to describe.

The recent opportunities span multiple issuing bodies and jurisdictions with no coherent geographic or functional pattern. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office seeks independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach is procuring surgical care carve-out benefits management for employees and retirees (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation's ferry division requests occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry terminal and vessel locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (RFI 071626BNM, due September 25, 2026); Collier County is procuring pharmacy benefit management for approximately 2,400 enrolled employees with historical pharmacy spending around $8.7 million annually (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026); and Santa Clara County Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing including audiology, imaging, therapy, and sterile processing across multiple categories (RFP RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows little to no relevant recent activity and appears to have been misapplied to a broad range of healthcare contracting that does not align with its stated procedure-specific scope.