UNSPSC 85711906: Repair right shoulder joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair 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 0RQJXZZ

UNSPSC 85711906 Repair right shoulder joint, external approach is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to tag medical evaluation, surveillance, and staffing services — though recent solicitations under this code show little alignment with orthopedic shoulder repair and instead reflect occupational health administration, disability benefit evaluations, and temporary clinical staffing. The issuing bodies soliciting under the code span state transportation departments, county health systems, county retirement offices, and county juvenile justice agencies. Work being procured includes occupational medical surveillance programs for ferry workers, independent medical record review and examination scheduling for public safety pension disability determinations, temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical specialties (audiology, diagnostic imaging, orthopedic services, surgical/operating room), and specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth — a mix suggesting the code is being applied broadly to occupational health, benefits administration, and temporary clinical labor rather than to surgical procedures themselves.

Recent activity concentrates in California, Washington State, Arizona, Florida, and Texas. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP on August 25, 2026 (due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance services for Washington State Ferries employees across 14 locations, with examinations required within 60 days and a two-year initial term plus five optional one-year extensions. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP on September 16, 2026 (due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit applications for approximately 75 annual cases under Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000 starting February 3, 2027. Santa Clara County Health System solicited temporary health professional staffing qualifications due October 7, 2026 across ancillary clinical categories including orthopedic services, with placements negotiated case-by-case on a non-exclusive qualified-vendor-pool model. The code shows active use but appears to be a catch-all miscategorization for medical services procurement rather than a driver of shoulder-repair-specific opportunity.