UNSPSC 85712243: Fusion of left elbow joint with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left elbow joint with synthetic substitute, 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 0RGM0JZ

UNSPSC 85712243 Fusion of left elbow joint with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with actual state and local procurement activity in the recent-opportunities record. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure — elbow joint fusion with a synthetic implant — but the six recent opportunities tagged under it soliciting proposals reflect administrative health services, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and retirement-related medical evaluations; none involve orthopedic implants, surgical supplies, or elbow-fusion procedures. The mismatch indicates either systematic miscoding by the procuring bodies or that the code has been misapplied to capture medical services broadly rather than the specific orthopedic device or procedure it names.

No recent state and local procurement opportunities under this code reflect actual demand for elbow-joint fusion implants or related surgical materials. Activity posted between July and September 2026 originated from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System — a mix of municipal, county, and state health and human-services agencies — but their solicitations address medical evaluation services, Centers of Excellence surgery networks, occupational health surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy administration, and temporary staffing. Vendors pursuing this code should verify the actual commodity or service being sought before submitting; the code as currently tagged does not reflect the work state and local buyers are actually requesting.