UNSPSC 85711440: Fusion of right sternoclavicular joint with internal fixation device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right sternoclavicular joint with internal fixation device, 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 0RGE34Z

UNSPSC 85711440 Fusion of right sternoclavicular joint with internal fixation device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities captured under it. The code nominally describes an orthopedic surgical procedure—fusion of a specific joint with internal fixation via a percutaneous approach—yet the recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical center-of-excellence networks for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these opportunities involve sternoclavicular joint fusion procedures or related orthopedic implant procurement.

The mismatch suggests a classification error in how state and local procurement offices have tagged these health-care related solicitations. No opportunities in the source material reflect actual procurement or contracting activity for the orthopedic procedure or device named in the code, and therefore no meaningful market signal can be derived from this code's recent activity for a firm pursuing work in orthopedic surgery, joint fusion, or internal fixation implants at the state and local level.