UNSPSC 85712433: Removal of spacer from right elbow joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer from right 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 0RPL38Z

UNSPSC 85712433 Removal of spacer from right elbow joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code tagged to medical procedure coding, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no alignment with orthopedic surgical procedures. Instead, the opportunities solicited span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, specialty surgical network management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary clinical staffing, and emergency youth detention healthcare—none of which involve orthopedic joint procedures. The code appears to be applied to the broader medical services and health benefit administration functions that state and local governments contract for on behalf of public employees, retirees, dependent populations, and detained individuals, rather than to specific surgical interventions.

Recent activity clusters in three states: Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for disability medical evaluation services, proposals due October 16, 2026); Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance RFP for ferry system workers across 14 locations, proposals due October 9, 2026); and California (City of Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out RFP for PPO members, proposals due October 7, 2026; Santa Clara County Health System temporary health professional staffing qualification pool, proposals due October 7, 2026). Additional activity appears in Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, responses due September 25, 2026) and Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management RFP, proposals due April 9, 2026). The issuing bodies include municipal retirement systems, state transportation departments, county health systems, city employee benefit programs, and county juvenile justice systems. The geographic and issuing-body scatter, combined with the disconnect between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement content, signals that this code is either misapplied in tagging or represents a data anomaly rather than an active commodity market.