UNSPSC 85711532: Supplement right acromioclavicular joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right acromioclavicular joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0RUG4KZ

UNSPSC 85711532 Supplement right acromioclavicular joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) shows no material alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure for joint repair using synthetic tissue, but the six recent opportunities posted under this code cover independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical care center networks, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention healthcare services — none of which involve acromioclavicular joint surgery or the procedure named in the code.

This mismatch indicates the code has been misapplied or that state and local procurement systems are using it as a catch-all placeholder for medical services without regard to its narrow surgical scope. The recent opportunities are broadly medical and administrative in nature (disability evaluations, PBM administration, occupational exams, specialty surgical networks, staffing, and detention healthcare), spanning Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas, but they do not reflect genuine procurement activity under this Commodity code's stated scope. Firms evaluating this code should treat it as dormant for purposes of direct service delivery and instead track the broader medical services and staffing codes under which these opportunities legitimately belong.