UNSPSC 85712179: Release left elbow joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release left 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 0RNM0ZZ

UNSPSC 85712179 Release left elbow joint, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under it do not reflect orthopedic or surgical services. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code center on comprehensive healthcare administration, medical direction, and behavioral health support — including inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employee health plans, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for peer workers in behavioral health, and fire department medical direction. This mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity suggests the code is either misapplied in state and local procurement systems or reflects a data-tagging anomaly rather than genuine demand for elbow joint surgical procedures.

The issuing bodies include county governments (Muscogee County, Collier County, Monroe County, and Santa Mateo County) and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica), with contract terms typically spanning two to three years and including renewal options. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida (Collier and Monroe counties) and Georgia (Muscogee County), with one California opportunity (San Mateo County). Representative recent solicitations include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 county employees and 4,800 covered members (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026). The code shows no meaningful recent activity aligned with its stated clinical definition and should not be relied upon for market analysis of orthopedic surgical services in state and local procurement.