UNSPSC 85712260: Fusion of right shoulder joint with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of right shoulder 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 0RGJ0JZ

UNSPSC 85712260 Fusion of right shoulder joint with synthetic substitute, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this classification span independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational health surveillance, youth detention medical services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve shoulder joint fusion or orthopedic surgery. This mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a classification artifact that does not reflect meaningful procurement under the code's stated commodity definition.

The recent opportunities originating under this code come from diverse issuing bodies including city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal governments (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county health systems (Collier County, Santa Clara County), with response dates scattered across August through October 2026. Geographic coverage spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The actual services being procured—medical administration, health insurance benefits management, occupational surveillance, and staffing pool qualification—fall outside orthopedic surgery scope entirely. Firms pursuing this code should verify the correct UNSPSC classification with issuing procurement offices before submitting proposals, as the commodity definition and the posted solicitations operate in separate domains.