UNSPSC 85712528: Fusion of left shoulder joint with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of left shoulder joint with autologous 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 0RGK37Z

UNSPSC 85712528 Fusion of left shoulder joint with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure; however, the recent solicitations posted under it reflect administrative and staffing services for medical benefit management, occupational health surveillance, pension disability evaluation, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve fusion procedures or surgical implants.

The code shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity for the product or service it nominally describes. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the broad healthcare administrative and staffing work appearing in the recent opportunities suggests either a coding error by the issuing bodies or a data classification problem. State and local procurement activity under this code as currently tagged does not represent a meaningful market segment for orthopedic surgical services or tissue substitutes.