UNSPSC 85712732: Removal of synthetic substitute from right elbow joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from right 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 0RPL4JZ

UNSPSC 85712732 Removal of synthetic substitute from right elbow joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but recent state and local contract opportunities show the code is being applied across a much broader spectrum of occupational health, disability benefits medical services, and benefits administration work. The solicitations under this code include independent medical evaluation and disability benefit determination services, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, specialty surgical care management and Center of Excellence networks, pharmacy benefit management administration, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency and inpatient medical care for youth in custody. The issuing bodies span state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and human resources divisions (Collier County, Santa Clara County, Harris County), city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), and municipal procurement bodies (City of Long Beach). The code does not map cleanly to the specific elbow-joint procedure its name suggests; instead, it appears to be capturing broad medical services, benefits administration, and occupational health contracting that state and local governments are tagging with this code across multiple jurisdictions.

Recent opportunities show activity across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit applications—due October 16, 2026, with a five-year term and $750,000 maximum compensation—and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry system workers across 14 Washington locations, due October 9, 2026, with a two-year initial term and optional five one-year extensions. The County of Santa Clara Health System issued an RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026, establishing a non-exclusive, multiple-award qualified vendor pool with no guaranteed volume. The City of Long Beach is soliciting proposals for a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program with Centers of Excellence for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures, due October 7, 2026, with contract execution targeted for April 1, 2027. The code shows material recent activity but with significant scope misalignment to its nominal orthopedic procedure title.