UNSPSC 85712838: Extirpation of matter from right elbow joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter 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 0RCL4ZZ

UNSPSC 85712838 Extirpation of matter from right elbow joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure on the elbow joint, but the recent opportunities tagged under it—independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical carve-out benefits for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—bear no relationship to orthopedic surgery or elbow procedures. The mismatch indicates that the code is either misapplied in the tagging system or that state and local agencies are using it as a catch-all for medical services procurement without regard to its actual clinical scope.

State and local buyers are posting opportunities across multiple jurisdictions and issuing bodies—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and Santa Clara County Health System—but none of these solicitations target surgical procedures or physician-performed interventions on the elbow. Vendors monitoring this code for orthopedic or surgical opportunities should flag it as inactive for that purpose and shift focus to codes more directly aligned with surgical services contracting or occupational health services, depending on the target market.