UNSPSC 85712359: Supplement left shoulder joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement left shoulder joint with nonautologous 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 0RUK3KZ

UNSPSC 85712359 Supplement left shoulder joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not match the work being solicited under it in recent state and local opportunities. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—implantation of a synthetic shoulder joint prosthesis via percutaneous technique—but recent state and local procurement activity tagged to this code encompasses medical administration, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and center-of-excellence surgical coordination, none of which involve direct performance of shoulder joint replacement procedures or supply of orthopedic implants. The opportunities range from independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, to occupational medical surveillance for ferry system workers, to pharmacy benefit management administration, to qualification pools for temporary ancillary health professionals and specialty surgical carve-out networks, to emergency medical services for youth in custody. This represents a fundamental misalignment between the code's taxonomy definition and actual procurement intent, making the code an unreliable signal for vendors pursuing orthopedic implant or surgical procedure opportunities in state and local government.

The recent opportunities are scattered across Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas, with no concentration in any single state or region. The issuing bodies include a city retirement board (Phoenix), municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), state transportation departments (Washington), county probation authorities (Harris County, Texas), and county commissioner procurement offices (Collier County, Florida). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (due October 9, 2026, cost-based ITB format), and the County of Santa Clara Health System RFP for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle). No recent opportunities document actual procurement of shoulder joint implants or related orthopedic supply or surgical procedures.