UNSPSC 85711800: Joints arm, external approach-part A

This class includes one or more of 16 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the joints of the arm with external approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0R.

UNSPSC 85711800 Joints arm, external approach-part A is a Class code showing no coherent recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal medical-device scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support services, and fire department medical director contracts—represent distinct healthcare administration and service delivery work that does not correspond to orthopedic joint implants or surgical joint-replacement components. The source contains no evidence of state or local jurisdictions soliciting external-approach arm joint devices, prosthetics, or related orthopedic hardware under this code in 2026.

No representative procurement activity supports pursuit under this code. The disconnect between the code's orthopedic-device scope and the healthcare-operations and clinical-services solicitations appearing in the recent-opportunities block signals a classification mismatch rather than active demand for external-approach arm joint products or services from state and local buyers. This code warrants monitoring only if future postings align with actual joint-device or orthopedic-component procurement.