UNSPSC 85712527: Fusion of left shoulder joint with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left shoulder joint with synthetic 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 0RGK3JZ

UNSPSC 85712527 (Fusion of left shoulder joint with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach) is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal clinical-procedure scope and the recent state and local solicitation activity tagged to it. The code's name describes a specific orthopedic surgical intervention, yet the most recent opportunities posted under it span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical record review and independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management administration, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical carve-out benefit programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations concern fusion procedures or surgical implant supply. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently or erroneously across unrelated healthcare administrative and staffing services rather than to actual surgical procedures or implant commodities.

The recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability benefit medical evaluations), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational health surveillance), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out administration), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing)—across Arizona, Washington, California, Florida, and Texas. The geographic spread and issuing-body mix reflect standard municipal, county, and state health administration and workforce healthcare management functions rather than orthopedic surgical procurement. Because the code's actual recent activity bears no meaningful relationship to its stated scope, pursuit decisions should rely on independent research into the relevant commodity or service codes that correspond to the work being bought (such as codes covering occupational health services, healthcare staffing, or pharmacy administration) rather than on this code's nominal definition.