UNSPSC 85712079: Reposition left elbow joint with internal fixation device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition left elbow joint with internal fixation device, 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 0RSM04Z

UNSPSC 85712079 Reposition left elbow joint with internal fixation device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The five most recent opportunities posted under this code are inmate medical and pharmacy services (Muscogee County, Georgia), pharmacy benefit management services (Collier County, Florida), virtual primary and urgent care services (Monroe County, Florida), peer support services for peer workers (San Mateo County, California), and fire department medical director services (Santa Monica, California). None of these solicitations involve orthopedic surgical procedures, joint repositioning, or internal fixation devices. The code's nominal scope — a specific surgical intervention for the left elbow — does not align with the comprehensive healthcare administration, pharmaceutical services, behavioral health support, and emergency medical oversight actually being solicited under it.

This mismatch suggests the code was applied inconsistently during opportunity posting, likely due to tagging errors within the issuing jurisdictions' procurement systems. The opportunities span multiple states and issuing-body types (county health departments, fire services, behavioral health agencies) but are unified by healthcare services procurement rather than orthopedic surgery or medical devices. Business development professionals evaluating this code should expect significant noise in the recent-opportunity record and should rely on direct monitoring of state and local RFP portals and cooperative purchasing vehicles in specific states rather than UNSPSC-code filtering for genuine surgical-device or orthopedic-services opportunities.