UNSPSC 85711521: Revision of drainage device in left sternoclavicular joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of drainage device in left sternoclavicular joint, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0RWF40Z

UNSPSC 85711521 Revision of drainage device in left sternoclavicular joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, specialty healthcare services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which align with orthopedic surgical procedure revision. The code appears to be a data-entry error or a systemic miscategorization in the issuing bodies' procurement systems, as the UNSPSC taxonomy itself is designed for medical devices and supplies, not healthcare administrative services or staffing. State and local issuers tagging opportunities to this code are city retirement offices, county health systems, county commissioners, state transportation departments, county juvenile probation departments, and municipal human resources divisions; these bodies are actually procuring healthcare administration and workforce solutions, not surgical devices.

Geographic activity spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Texas (Harris County), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), and Florida (Collier County), with representative recent opportunities including the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026, and the County of Santa Clara Health System qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. The code shows no activity aligned with its stated scope; pursuit decisions should treat this as a coding anomaly rather than a meaningful procurement category.