UNSPSC 85712777: Insertion of spacer into right elbow joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into 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 0RHL48Z

UNSPSC 85712777 Insertion of spacer into right elbow joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with state and local government procurement activity. The recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect the narrow clinical procedure the code nominally describes. Instead, the opportunities capture a broader range of medical and healthcare administration services — including independent medical evaluation and disability record summarization for public safety pension systems, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, specialty medical procedure carve-outs for city employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these services involve insertion of spacers into elbow joints or orthopedic surgical procedures at the commodity level. The code appears to have been applied broadly to capture medical service procurement rather than to flag specific surgical interventions.

Recent activity spans multiple state and local jurisdictions with no geographic concentration. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The Washington State Department of Transportation requested occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825) due October 9, 2026, covering ferry workers across 14 Washington State locations. The City of Long Beach issued an RFP (HR26753) for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits due October 7, 2026. Additional recent opportunities from Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), Santa Clara County (temporary health professional staffing), and Harris County Juvenile Probation (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth) round out the activity. The code's application to these diverse healthcare administration and staffing services signals potential taxonomy misalignment rather than a coherent procurement category for medical devices or surgical procedures.