UNSPSC 85712274: Excision of right shoulder joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0RBJ0ZZ

UNSPSC 85712274 Excision of right shoulder joint, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are purchasing under this taxonomy entry. The recent solicitations tagged to this code describe occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical record reviews, surgical care-center networks, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve orthopedic surgical procedures. The code appears to be a medical procedure classification misapplied to administrative and staffing healthcare services, creating a fundamental mismatch between the UNSPSC taxonomy label and the procurement activity it purports to categorize.

Recent opportunities under this code span state health agencies, county human-resources and retirement offices, municipal health systems, and county departments. The Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) targets occupational-health evaluations across 14 ferry locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) covers disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel; the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualified-vendor pool solicitation (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) targets temporary staffing across 13 ancillary clinical specialties; and the City of Long Beach's surgical carve-out proposal request (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) seeks Centers of Excellence networks for knee, hip, shoulder, spine, and oncology procedures. Geographic activity centers on Washington State, Arizona, California, and Texas, with no clear concentration. Because the code's title does not align with the solicitations it indexes, business-development professionals should verify coding with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities flagged under this entry — the mismatch signals either data-entry error or deliberate cross-coding by procurement systems that may not reflect the actual commodity family or service class being bought.