UNSPSC 85712129: Repair left shoulder joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left shoulder 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 0RQK0ZZ

UNSPSC 85712129 Repair left shoulder joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows limited alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The source records five recent opportunities that were tagged with this orthopedic surgery code, but none involve the actual procurement of shoulder joint repair services. Instead, the tagged opportunities cover inmate medical and pharmacy services (Muscogee County Prison), pharmacy benefit management administration (Collier County), virtual primary and urgent care services (Monroe County), peer support services for mental health workers (San Mateo County), and fire department medical director services (Santa Monica Fire Department). The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—does not match the scope of work being solicited in these records, which represent health administration, care coordination, and medical direction rather than orthopedic surgical repair.

The mismatch between code taxonomy and actual procurement signals that this code likely sees minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The issuing bodies in the tagged records span county boards of commissioners, county health and behavioral health departments, a municipal fire department, and special-purpose health authorities across Florida, Georgia, California, and other states, but their solicitations are for healthcare administration and medical staffing services, not surgical repair contracts. State and local governments do not typically procure surgical procedures through competitive RFP or IFB notices; these services are delivered through health insurance plans, managed care networks, or fee-for-service arrangements with hospitals and surgical centers. The absence of any substantive shoulder-joint-repair procurement in the recent-opportunities block indicates this code is either not actively used by state and local procurement offices or has been misapplied in tagging these particular solicitations.