UNSPSC 85712226: Insertion of spacer into right shoulder joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into 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 0RHJ08Z

UNSPSC 85712226 Insertion of spacer into right shoulder joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical specificity—a surgical procedure code naming a single orthopedic intervention—does not match the range of opportunities posted under this code. Recent solicitations tagged to 85712226 instead reflect broader healthcare procurement: independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs through Centers of Excellence networks, occupational health surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these activities involve insertion of shoulder joint spacers or any discrete surgical procedure. The issuing bodies include city pension boards (Phoenix), municipal employee health plans (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county human resources and health consortiums (Collier County, Santa Clara County Health System), all seeking to procure or staff administrative, occupational, or benefit-management health services rather than surgical procedures.

Recent opportunities span Arizona (Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Boards RFP for independent medical evaluations, due October 16, 2026), California (Long Beach city surgery benefit carve-out RFP, due October 7, 2026; Santa Clara County Health System temporary staffing qualification pool, due October 7, 2026), Washington (WSDOT WSF occupational medical surveillance RFP, due October 9, 2026 with pre-bid August 31, 2026), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department RFI for emergency and specialty medical services, due September 25, 2026), and Florida (Collier County PBM services RFP, due April 9, 2026). The code shows no recent activity that matches its stated procedure scope and appears to reflect a tagging misalignment between clinical procedure nomenclature and actual state and local health procurement demand.