UNSPSC 85712221: Insertion of internal fixation device into right elbow joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of internal fixation device into 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 0RHL04Z

UNSPSC 85712221 Insertion of internal fixation device into right elbow joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a marked mismatch between its nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—and the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code are medical services contracts for independent medical evaluations, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and temporary health professional staffing; none involve orthopedic device insertion or elbow-joint procedures. The issuing bodies include a municipal retirement system (City of Phoenix), a county health system (Santa Clara County Health System), a county juvenile detention authority (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), a state transit agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county government (Collier County, Florida), and a municipal benefits office (City of Long Beach). The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Washington State, Texas, and Florida.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services to support disability benefit determinations for approximately 75 annual public safety personnel applications, due October 16, 2026, with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington State ferry locations, due October 9, 2026, with a two-year initial term and options to extend; the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ to establish a multiple-award vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026; and the City of Long Beach RFP for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program offering Centers of Excellence networks for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures through its Anthem PPO plan, due October 7, 2026. The code shows little activity aligned with orthopedic device procurement or insertion procedures and appears to be a tagging anomaly within the state and local procurement ecosystem.