UNSPSC 85712063: Supplement right shoulder joint with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right shoulder joint with synthetic substitute, 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 0RUJ0JZ

UNSPSC 85712063 Supplement right shoulder joint with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes orthopedic surgical implants, but the five most recently posted opportunities in the source span correctional healthcare services (Muscogee County Prison inmate medical and pharmacy services), pharmacy benefit management for county employees (Collier County), virtual primary and urgent care services (Monroe County), peer support services for behavioral health workers (San Mateo County), and fire department medical direction (Santa Monica). None of these solicitations involve procurement of shoulder joint implants or orthopedic devices, and they represent a fundamental mismatch between the code's scope and what state and local governments are actually buying under this UNSPSC designation.

The geographic distribution of recent opportunities spans Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County and Santa Monica), but these jurisdictions are soliciting healthcare services, staffing, and management contracts rather than medical devices or implants. The lack of implant-related opportunities suggests either that state and local procurement offices rarely tag orthopedic device purchases with this code, or that such purchasing occurs through other channels — likely through hospital systems' direct vendor relationships, group purchasing organizations, or medical supply distributors — rather than through competitive solicitations posted on state and local procurement platforms. Business development professionals evaluating this code should verify whether orthopedic implant purchasing in their target markets is actually codified and solicited under UNSPSC 85712063, or whether procurement occurs through alternative pathways outside the formal RFP and IFB processes reflected here.