UNSPSC 85712324: Revision of drainage device in left elbow joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of drainage device in left elbow joint, percutaneous 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 0RWM30Z

UNSPSC 85712324 Revision of drainage device in left elbow joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure. The recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not align with that procedure specification. Instead, the code shows activity across independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management administration, occupational health surveillance, surgical procedure carve-out networks, specialty medical staffing, and youth detention healthcare — none of which involve orthopedic device revision. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), state departments of transportation (Washington State), and municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara Health System). This mismatch between the code's stated orthopedic scope and the actual content of recent solicitations suggests either a cataloging error in the source material or a systematic misfiling of healthcare-related services under this commodity designation.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County, Collier County), Washington State, and Texas (Harris County). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, supporting disability benefit determinations for 75 annual applications at $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026, covering 14 ferry system locations statewide; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification vehicle for temporary ancillary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026, with no guaranteed volume. Given the disconnect between the code's documented procedure scope and the healthcare-administration and staffing services actually being solicited, this code does not present reliable procurement signals for vendors focused on orthopedic device revision or related surgical procedures.