UNSPSC 85711835: Revision of spacer in left shoulder joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of spacer in left shoulder joint, external 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 0RWKX8Z

UNSPSC 85711835 Revision of spacer in left shoulder joint, external approach is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal medical-procedure scope. The six recent opportunities posted under or near this code—independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—reflect administrative and occupational health services rather than orthopedic surgical procedures or hardware installation. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently or speculatively to these opportunities; the mismatch between the code's specificity (shoulder joint spacer revision via external surgical approach) and the actual work being solicited suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a data artifact rather than genuine demand signal under this Commodity.

The recent activity instead clusters around administrative healthcare services and occupational health compliance across diverse issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (pension disability medical evaluations, RFP posted September 2026), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit network carve-out, RFP posted August 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance, RFP posted August 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty care for detained youth, RFI posted August 2026), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management, RFP posted August 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing, solicitation posted July 2026). Work is concentrated in California, Arizona, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Pursue this code only if your firm delivers administrative health services, occupational health compliance, or benefit management; do not pursue if you supply orthopedic surgical implants or devices.