UNSPSC 85712200: Joints arm, open approach-part C

This class includes one or more of 16 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the joints of the arm with open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0R.

UNSPSC 85712200 Joints arm, open approach-part C is a Class code showing minimal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—orthopedic surgical procedures involving joint reconstruction—does not align with the opportunities tagged under it. Recent solicitations under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical carve-out programs, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these services involve the surgical joint procedures the code nominally describes.

Activity appears concentrated in California, Florida, Arizona, and Washington, with issuers including county health systems, county procurement offices, city retirement boards, state transportation departments, and county probation services. The Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); the City of Phoenix Retirement Office requested independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach issued an RFP for surgical Centers of Excellence carve-out management (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); Collier County sought pharmacy benefit management services (RFP 25-8414); and the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows a mismatch between its surgical classification and the administrative healthcare and staffing services state and local governments are actually procuring under it, suggesting either an indexing error or a narrowly specialized orthopedic surgical procedure market with no recent public contracting activity.