UNSPSC 85712165: Removal of spacer from left shoulder joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer from 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 0RPK08Z

UNSPSC 85712165 Removal of spacer from left shoulder joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its clinical scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect orthopedic surgical procedures; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for Centers of Excellence, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These solicitations are fundamentally misaligned with a narrow surgical procedure code, suggesting either miscoding by issuing bodies or a classification mismatch within the procurement system. The code does not surface genuine demand for the specific shoulder joint surgical service it nominally describes.

The few opportunities present in the recent record originate from diverse issuing bodies across multiple states and service lines: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and County of Santa Clara Health System (California). None of these solicitations target orthopedic surgical procedure provision or pricing. The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Texas, Florida, and Washington, but the lack of coherent demand under the code's stated scope makes geographic concentration irrelevant to pursue decisions. Business development professionals should treat this code as a low-activity category with significant classification friction and focus pursuit efforts on codes that more clearly reflect current state and local buying patterns in healthcare and clinical services.