UNSPSC 85712026: Revision of synthetic substitute in right elbow joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in right elbow joint, open 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 0RWL0JZ

UNSPSC 85712026 Revision of synthetic substitute in right elbow joint, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes orthopedic surgical procedures, yet the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little alignment with that clinical scope. Instead, the opportunities posted under the code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, and emergency medical services for detainees — none of which involve elbow joint revision surgery. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), and municipalities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). This code appears to be a taxonomy mismatch rather than an active procurement category for the procedure it nominally describes.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations, due October 9, 2026 (RFP20260825); the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for disability medical evaluation services with a $750,000 maximum contract value over five years, due October 16, 2026 (RTMRFP26001); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out services, due October 7, 2026 (HR26753); and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services with historical annual spending of approximately $8.7 million, due April 9, 2026 (258414). Given the consistent misalignment between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity, this code does not represent a meaningful opportunity for vendors in orthopedic joint replacement surgery.