UNSPSC 85712027: Revision of spacer in right elbow joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of spacer 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 0RWL08Z

UNSPSC 85712027 Revision of spacer in right elbow joint, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code. The recent solicitations address occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-outs for employee health plans, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve orthopedic joint procedures or medical devices. The code designation appears to be a cataloging mismatch rather than an indicator of active procurement in its stated category.

Activity under this code is sparse and geographically dispersed across unrelated health services categories. The issuing bodies include a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County, Collier County), a municipal retirement office (City of Phoenix), and a city employee benefits program (City of Long Beach). Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) for ferry system employees across 14 Washington locations, the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026) covering disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel, and Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award health professional staffing pool (due October 7, 2026) for ancillary clinical categories. Business developers should verify actual procurement intent before investing pursuit effort under this code, as the opportunities posted do not reflect the orthopedic surgical procedure category that the code nominally describes.