UNSPSC 85712514: Fusion of left elbow joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left elbow 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 0RGM3KZ

UNSPSC 85712514 Fusion of left elbow joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope describes a surgical procedure on the elbow joint using implanted non-body materials; however, the recent opportunities tagged to this code do not procure such procedures or implantable devices. Instead, the six recent solicitations tracked under this code cover unrelated services: independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs and Centers of Excellence networks, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing placement. None of these opportunities involve orthopedic implants, elbow fusion procedures, or the supply or delivery of the specific surgical intervention the code nominally describes.

The mismatch between the code's procedural definition and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic tagging error in the source system or that this code is being used as a catch-all for general medical-services procurement by state and local health programs. The issuing bodies include county health systems and departments (Santa Clara County, Harris County, Collier County, City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington Department of Transportation), and municipal pension boards (City of Phoenix). Geographic activity spans California, Washington, Arizona, Florida, and Texas. Because no recent opportunities authentically align with orthopedic surgical implant supply or elbow fusion procedure delivery, a vendor pursuing this code should verify whether actual demand exists for the service the code describes or whether state and local procurement offices have repurposed the code for broader health-services categories.