UNSPSC 85712110: Replacement of right elbow joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of right elbow joint with nonautologous tissue 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 0RRL0KZ

UNSPSC 85712110 Replacement of right elbow joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—does not match the work being solicited under this classification in recent opportunities. Recent state and local postings tagged to this code instead request medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical procedure carve-out programs for employee benefit plans. None of these solicitations involve joint-replacement surgery or surgical implants. The issuing bodies span city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, county boards of commissioners, and municipal employee benefits administrations—a mix typical of broad healthcare procurement—but the code's specificity to a single surgical procedure does not reflect the diverse health services and administrative functions actually being contracted.

Geographic activity includes Arizona, Washington, California, and Florida, with recent opportunities posted from August through September 2026. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations for public safety retirees; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out networks covering knee, hip, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures (due October 7, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity; the mismatch between the code's surgical-implant focus and the health-services and administrative work actually being solicited suggests either miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that this specific orthopedic procedure is not a current procurement driver in the jurisdictions tracked.