UNSPSC 85712442: Removal of autologous tissue substitute from left shoulder joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of autologous tissue substitute from left shoulder 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 0RPK37Z

UNSPSC 85712442 (Removal of autologous tissue substitute from left shoulder joint, percutaneous approach) is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure; however, the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little alignment with that clinical specification and instead represent a broad range of health professional services, occupational medical surveillance, and pharmacy benefit administration. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal human resources departments (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county human resources divisions (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara). The solicitations span disability medical evaluations and record summarization, surgical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence networks, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary ancillary health professional staffing. This code exhibits substantial mislabeling relative to procurement activity; the Commodity code's specific surgical reference does not map to the actual scope of services being purchased.

Recent activity is dispersed across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear geographic concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services for approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications, due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP (RFP20260825) for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations, proposals due October 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System non-exclusive multiple-award qualification pool (RFSQHHSFY270052) for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026. Given the mismatch between the code's nominal orthopedic surgical procedure classification and the actual procurement scope spanning occupational medicine, benefits administration, and health staffing, this code appears to be a taxonomy error rather than an appropriate classifier for the current purchasing activity. Firms evaluating opportunities under this code should verify alignment with actual scope of work rather than rely on the Commodity code's clinical description.