UNSPSC 85712114: Replacement of left shoulder joint with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of left 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 0RRK0JZ

UNSPSC 85712114 Replacement of left shoulder joint with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's title describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code encompass occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve shoulder joint replacement or implantable medical devices. State and local procurement offices have tagged these opportunities with this code despite their substantive mismatch to the stated procedure, suggesting either systematic miscoding or use of the code as a catch-all for healthcare service categories.

The issuing bodies span a diverse mix: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluations), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit networks), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing). Geographic distribution includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no state or region showing concentrated recent activity. Given the fundamental disconnect between the code's stated commodity and what state and local buyers are actually soliciting under it, this code presents limited utility for business development targeting actual shoulder joint replacement procurement or orthopedic implant supply chains.