UNSPSC 85712703: Repair left elbow joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair left elbow joint, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0RQM4ZZ

UNSPSC 85712703 Repair left elbow joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it cover occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical center-of-excellence carve-out benefits, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which involve elbow joint repair procedures. This mismatch indicates either a systematic tagging error in the state and local procurement database or a fundamental misalignment between the code's clinical taxonomy and how jurisdictions are using it for administrative healthcare contracting. The code shows no relevant recent activity for the clinical service it nominally describes.

The opportunities actually appearing under the code reflect a pattern of state and local health systems and retirement boards seeking administrative healthcare services, benefit management, and occupational health administration rather than surgical procedures. Issuing bodies include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California). Geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no concentration in any single region. Representative current solicitations include the Washington State Ferries' occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach surgical center-of-excellence carve-out benefit RFP (due October 7, 2026), and the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026). Vendors evaluating this code should treat it as dormant for orthopedic surgical procedure work and redirect focus to codes properly aligned with occupational health, benefits administration, or staffing services if those are their service lines.