UNSPSC 85712846: Excision of right shoulder joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0RBJ4ZZ

UNSPSC 85712846 Excision of right shoulder joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the scope of work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification. Recent opportunities posted against this code show no alignment with orthopedic surgical procedures; instead, they describe occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, medical staffing, and pension disability evaluation services—none of which involve shoulder joint excision or any surgical procedure.

The code shows little relevant recent activity for procurement professionals focused on surgical services. The six most recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code span the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluation), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefits carve-out administration), Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary health professional staffing). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual solicitation content indicates either a classification error in the posting system or an artifact of how state and local procurement offices assign UNSPSC tags to health-care administrative and staffing services. Vendors or consultants evaluating opportunities under this code should verify the actual scope of work in the RFP or RFQ before pursuing.