UNSPSC 85712517: Fusion of left elbow joint with external fixation device, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left elbow joint with external fixation device, 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 0RGM35Z

UNSPSC 85712517 Fusion of left elbow joint with external fixation device, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under it diverge substantially from this narrow clinical scope and instead reflect general healthcare services procurement — independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical carve-out benefits, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple specialties. None of the recent solicitations target fusion procedures, orthopedic devices, or percutaneous surgical techniques specific to the elbow joint. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the underlying procurement database or that this code functions as a catch-all for health-services opportunities that do not fit more precise clinical-procedure codes.

The recent opportunities instead represent administrative and support services across diverse state and local healthcare purchasers. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations; the City of Long Beach requested surgical care-outs for its employee health plan; the Washington State Department of Transportation sourced occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services; Collier County sought pharmacy benefit management; and Santa Clara County Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professionals. These solicitations span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Because the code shows no actual market activity for the elbow fusion procedure it nominally describes, pursuit decisions should rest on whether your firm competes in the broader healthcare-services categories currently tagged under this code — a question better resolved by querying more granular medical-services codes or by direct engagement with state and local health procurement offices on their classification practices.