UNSPSC 85712271: Excision of left elbow joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of left 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 0RBM0ZZ

UNSPSC 85712271 Excision of left elbow joint, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity in the recent solicitation record. The five most recent opportunities posted under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county prison, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services. None of these solicitations involve surgical excision procedures or orthopedic surgical services. The code appears to be a clinical procedure classification that has been misapplied to healthcare services procurement, creating a significant mismatch between the taxonomy and the work being bought.

The recent opportunities reveal that state and local health and human services agencies—county governments, municipal fire departments, and county behavioral health divisions—are using this code tag to solicit comprehensive healthcare service contracts, benefit administration, and provider recruitment. Geographic activity includes Georgia (Muscogee County Prison), Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), California (San Mateo County), and California (Santa Monica). Representative solicitations include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 7,200 members with historical annual spend of $8.7 million (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 members (due April 16, 2026). This code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated clinical definition and should be disregarded as a reliable indicator of orthopedic surgical procurement opportunities.