UNSPSC 85711522: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in right sternoclavicular joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in right 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 0RWE4KZ

UNSPSC 85711522 Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in right sternoclavicular joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under its stated scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve tissue substitutes, joint procedures, or percutaneous endoscopic surgery. Instead, they span independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for government employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these procurements align with the code's nominal focus on orthopedic tissue revision procedures.

The mismatch between the code's formal name and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a code definition that does not match current state and local procurement practice. State and local agencies issuing under this code—including the City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County, and County of Santa Clara—are procuring administrative healthcare services, employee health benefit programs, and staffing solutions rather than surgical interventions or medical devices. Recent solicitations include independent medical evaluation services (Phoenix Retirement Office, RFP due October 16, 2026), surgery benefit carve-out programs through Centers of Excellence networks (Long Beach, RFP due October 7, 2026), and occupational medical surveillance across Washington State ferry locations (Washington State Department of Transportation, RFP due October 9, 2026). Absent evidence of state and local procurement activity directly aligned with orthopedic surgical tissue revision, this code does not represent a viable pursuit avenue for vendors in that specialty and warrants review against alternate UNSPSC classifications that better reflect the healthcare administrative and staffing services actually being bought.