UNSPSC 85711854: Reposition left elbow joint with external fixation device, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left elbow joint with external fixation device, 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 0RSMX5Z

UNSPSC 85711854 Reposition left elbow joint with external fixation device, external approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its orthopedic surgical scope. The source contains six recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code, but only one—the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP—involves direct clinical care; the remainder address pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluation services, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and youth detention healthcare services. None of these opportunities center on orthopedic surgical procedures or elbow joint repositioning. The disconnect between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurements being tagged to it suggests either systematic misclassification in the tagging process or that state and local procurement systems are using this code as a catch-all for diverse medical and health services procurement.

The issuing bodies span state departments, counties, and municipal government, with recent activity in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (for disability medical evaluation), the City of Long Beach (for surgical benefit carve-out networks), the Washington State Department of Transportation (for occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (for specialty healthcare in youth detention), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (for pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (for temporary health professional staffing) represent the geographic and sectoral mix. No solicitations in the source directly solicit orthopedic surgical services, external fixation devices, or elbow joint procedures. Practitioners should verify the actual UNSPSC classification for orthopedic surgical work and device procurement before building a pursuit strategy under this code.