UNSPSC 85712155: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right elbow joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right elbow 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 0RPL0KZ

UNSPSC 85712155 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from right elbow joint, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure — removal of tissue substitute implants from the elbow joint — yet the most recent state and local opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. These solicitations reflect administrative and preventive medical services, not implant removal procedures, signaling a persistent mismatch between the code's technical definition and what state and local buyers are actually tagging and purchasing under it.

Issuing bodies include city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal government (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation departments (Harris County), county boards of commissioners (Collier County), and regional health systems (County of Santa Clara Health System). The recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP due October 16, 2026 for approximately seventy-five annual disability benefit applications at a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out RFP due October 7, 2026 for Centers of Excellence network management covering knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures; and the Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026 for baseline, periodic, and exit examinations across fourteen locations statewide. No meaningful activity under this code reflects actual procurement of orthopedic implant removal or related surgical supplies.