UNSPSC 85712457: Release left shoulder joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release 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 0RNK3ZZ

UNSPSC 85712457 Release left shoulder joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not match the scope of work being solicited in recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code. The recent opportunities on file—independent medical evaluation services for public safety disability retirement determinations, surgical carve-out benefits for government employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—do not concern orthopedic surgical procedures, percutaneous techniques, or shoulder joint release interventions. The code appears to have been applied to administrative health services and healthcare management procurements that fall outside its nominal scope as a specific surgical procedure.

The source supports no recent opportunities meaningfully aligned with the code's stated commodity definition. This mismatch signals that either the code has been misapplied to these solicitations by the issuing agencies or the code classification does not reflect current state and local procurement activity. A business development professional evaluating this code should verify the proper UNSPSC classification for orthopedic surgical services or percutaneous interventions and review opportunities under the correct taxonomy before pursuing contracts in this space.