UNSPSC 85712175: Removal of infusion device from right shoulder joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of infusion device from right 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 0RPJ03Z

UNSPSC 85712175 Removal of infusion device from right shoulder joint, open approach is a Commodity code that carries a procedural medical taxonomy label but does not reflect the scope of work state and local governments are actually soliciting under this code. The recent opportunities record shows no health system, county health department, school district, or municipal purchasing office seeking surgical procedure services or device removal—the stated code scope. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code center on occupational and specialty medical examinations, disability determinations, pharmacy benefit administration, health plan surgery carve-outs, temporary clinical staffing placement, and youth detention healthcare—none of which align with orthopedic device removal or shoulder joint surgery. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the recent solicitations suggests either systematic miscoding at the posting stage or that this UNSPSC category has been repurposed to span a broader medical services family that the code number does not describe.

The geographic and issuing-body profile reflects diverse public jurisdictions across multiple states: Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, proposals due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation for pension disability determinations, proposals due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach (surgery benefits carve-out for municipal employees and retirees, proposals due October 7, 2026), Collier County, Florida (pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 county employees and 4,800 covered members), Santa Clara County Health System (temporary ancillary clinical staffing across 13 health professional categories, proposals due October 7, 2026), and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, RFI responses due September 25, 2026). No state or local buyer appears more than once in the recent record, and the opportunities span California, Florida, Texas, Washington, and Arizona. The taxonomy mismatch is pronounced enough that firms evaluating this code for procurement pursuit should verify that the opportunities are genuinely categorized under this UNSPSC number in the source system before investing bid resources.