UNSPSC 85711843: Revision of autologous tissue substitute in right shoulder joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of autologous tissue substitute in right 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 0RWJX7Z

UNSPSC 85711843 Revision of autologous tissue substitute in right shoulder joint, external approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under it do not align with that scope. The source contains six state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code, yet none involve orthopedic tissue revision or shoulder joint procedures. Instead, the opportunities span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty healthcare for youth in detention, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories. None of these are orthopedic implant or tissue revision services.

The mismatch between the code's nominal description and actual posting activity suggests either a systematic misclassification in the state and local procurement databases or that the code is not meaningfully used to solicit orthopedic surgical procedures in state and local markets. The issuing bodies across the six opportunities include city pension boards, municipal employee benefits offices, state transportation agencies, county juvenile justice departments, county benefits consortiums, and county health systems—a diverse set of public jurisdictions—but they are sourcing medical administration, staffing, and benefits management services rather than surgical implants or procedures. No geographic concentration or repeat buying patterns emerge because the opportunities are functionally unrelated to the code's title. For business development professionals, this code does not currently represent a viable purchasing stream in state and local procurement.