UNSPSC 85712284: Drainage of left shoulder joint with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of left shoulder joint with drainage device, 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 0R9K00Z

UNSPSC 85712284 Drainage of left shoulder joint with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no meaningful alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the six most recent opportunities tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing pools, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these opportunities involve drainage procedures, orthopedic surgery, or related surgical services. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the solicitations assigned to it suggests either persistent miscoding at the source level or that this code is not a reliable indicator of actual procurement demand in state and local contracting.

The recent opportunities cluster instead around municipal and county health administration, benefits management, and occupational health compliance. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) seeks independent medical evaluation services for disability pension applications; the City of Long Beach (California) and Washington State Department of Transportation pursue specialized medical benefit and occupational surveillance arrangements; Harris County and Collier County pursue pharmacy and emergency medical services. No solicitation in the block targets surgical procedures, implants, or procedure-specific medical devices. If orthopedic or surgical services are a business focus, this code does not reflect current state and local demand; prospecting should proceed through family or class codes related to medical staffing, benefits administration, or health services procurement rather than this specific commodity code.