UNSPSC 85712358: Supplement right elbow joint with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right elbow joint with autologous tissue substitute, 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 0RUL37Z

UNSPSC 85712358 Supplement right elbow joint with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that appears to have little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six most recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code are solicitations for independent medical evaluation services (City of Phoenix), surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance services (Washington State Department of Transportation), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management services (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing services (County of Santa Clara Health System). None of these solicitations involve orthopedic joint implants, autologous tissue substitutes, or the surgical procurement of medical devices or biomaterials that the code's name describes.

The mismatch between the UNSPSC code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests that this code does not currently reflect active state and local procurement for elbow joint implants or related orthopedic biologics. State and local health systems, pension boards, and county procurement offices may procure such devices through GPO agreements, group purchasing cooperatives, or direct vendor relationships with hospital systems and surgical supply chains rather than through competitive RFP or IFB processes that generate the public solicitation records tracked in state and local procurement systems. Bidders pursuing state and local medical device opportunities should monitor purchasing activity at individual hospital systems, integrated health networks, and specialty surgical centers directly rather than relying on this UNSPSC code for visibility into current demand.