UNSPSC 85711926: Removal of internal fixation device from right shoulder joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from 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 0RPJX4Z

UNSPSC 85711926 Removal of internal fixation device from right shoulder joint, external approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—does not align with the state and local solicitations posted under this code designation. Recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical record review and independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and youth detention emergency medical services. None of these solicitations involve removal of internal fixation devices or orthopedic surgery; the code assignment appears to be a classification mismatch rather than a signal of active procurement demand for the procedure itself.

The mismatch between the code's clinical name and the actual work being solicited suggests that state and local procurement offices may be using this code as a catchall for broader medical services rather than the discrete surgical procedure it nominally describes. Procurement professionals pursuing opportunities under this code should verify the actual scope of work in each solicitation and not rely on the code name alone as an indicator of work type. The geographic spread of the recent postings spans Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation ferries occupational medical surveillance), Arizona (City of Phoenix independent medical evaluations), California (City of Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out, County of Santa Clara temporary health professional staffing), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department emergency and specialty medical services), but these represent health system administration and occupational health services rather than orthopedic surgery procurement.