UNSPSC 85712800: Joints arm, percutaneous endoscopic approach-part C

This class includes one or more of 16 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the joints of the arm with percutaneous endoscopic approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0R.

UNSPSC 85712800 Joints arm, percutaneous endoscopic approach-part C is a Class code that in recent state and local procurement shows no meaningful activity aligned with its nominal medical-device or surgical-procedure scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect instead a broad mix of health services contracting — medical record review and disability evaluations for pension boards, Centers of Excellence carve-outs for surgical benefits, occupational medical surveillance, specialty medical care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which concerns orthopedic or percutaneous endoscopic joint procedures. The mismatch suggests either inconsistent coding practice by the issuing jurisdictions or a taxonomy alignment issue in the source data. The code shows little relevant recent activity for vendors pursuing orthopedic implants, surgical instrumentation, or procedure-specific medical devices.

State and local buyers issuing under this code include city retirement offices, municipal health systems, county probation departments, and special-purpose health consortia across Arizona, California, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, the City of Long Beach RFP (HR26753) for surgical benefit carve-outs due October 7, 2026, and the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP (RFP20260825) for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026. None of these solicitations align with the code's stated clinical focus, and pursuing vendors should verify actual commodity scope directly with issuing bodies before committing resources to this code classification.