UNSPSC 85712520: Fusion of right 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 right 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 0RGL3KZ

UNSPSC 85712520 Fusion of right elbow joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code with minimal relevance to state and local government procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not align with its orthopedic surgical procedure scope; instead, they describe healthcare administration, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing services—none of which involve joint fusion surgery or implantation procedures. The mismatch reflects a classification error in the sourced opportunities rather than active state and local demand for the surgical service the code nominally describes.

The source documents six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 from issuing bodies including the City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and Santa Clara County Health System. These solicitations span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs for employee health plans, occupational health examinations for ferry workers, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary ancillary clinical staffing. None of these activities involve the elective orthopedic implant surgery or joint fusion procedures the code describes, suggesting the code has been incorrectly applied to healthcare services procurement rather than medical device or surgical procedure procurement. State and local buyers pursuing this code should verify that sourced opportunities align with their actual product or service line before investing pursuit resources.