UNSPSC 85712751: Removal of infusion device from right shoulder joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of infusion device from right shoulder 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 0RPJ43Z

UNSPSC 85712751 Removal of infusion device from right shoulder joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but state and local governments are not using this code to procure orthopedic surgery itself. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect a fundamental mismatch: the solicitations are instead seeking medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical procedure networks — none of which involve the removal of infusion devices from shoulder joints. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. State and local procurement offices appear to be applying this code incorrectly to health services and medical administration contracts rather than to the orthopedic procedure it names.

The six most recent opportunities under this code span cities, counties, and state agencies across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, but they address distinct service categories unrelated to the code's stated purpose: Phoenix's Retirement Office is seeking disability medical record summary and independent medical evaluation services; Long Beach is procuring a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program through Centers of Excellence; Washington State Ferries is requesting occupational medical surveillance by board-certified occupational physicians; Harris County Juvenile Probation is issuing an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth; Collier County is requesting pharmacy benefit management; and Santa Clara County Health System is establishing a vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical roles. The geographic spread and issuing-body diversity suggest broad state and local adoption of this code, but the absence of any procurement activity actually matching the code's orthopedic-procedure definition indicates either systematic tagging error or vendor reliance on incorrect UNSPSC classification.