UNSPSC 85711853: Reposition left elbow joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left elbow 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 0RSMXZZ

UNSPSC 85711853 Reposition left elbow joint, external approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope — an orthopedic surgical procedure — and the work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code encompass independent medical evaluation services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, Centers of Excellence surgical networks, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve orthopedic joint repositioning. The issuing bodies are diverse: city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal government (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Ferries), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County), and county government (Collier County). This code sees no recent procurement activity aligned with orthopedic elbow surgery, suggesting either a classification misalignment in the state and local procurement systems or that the code has not driven recent solicitations in the target market.

Phoenix Retirement Office issued RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations due October 16, 2026, with a contract ceiling of $750,000 over five years. Washington State Department of Transportation issued RFP RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations due October 9, 2026. County of Santa Clara Health System issued RFQ RFSQHHSFY270052 for a qualified vendor pool of temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026. The geographic spread covers Arizona, California, and Washington, with no concentration in any single state. Bidders evaluating this code should verify the actual commodity classification in their target jurisdiction's procurement system, as the current tagging appears to be administrative error rather than genuine market signal.