UNSPSC 85712861: Destruction of left elbow joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of left 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 0R5M4ZZ

UNSPSC 85712861 Destruction of left elbow joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not map meaningfully to the state and local procurement activity shown in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the six recent solicitations posted between July and September 2026 span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing placement, and emergency medical services procurement for youth in detention — none of which align with orthopedic joint destruction procedures. The mismatch suggests that either the code is applied inconsistently by issuing bodies or that the code designation in the source data does not reflect the actual work being bought.

State and local procurement activity under this code designation remains sparse and unrelated to the code's stated scope. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) posted RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 (administrative support for disability pension determinations); the Washington State Department of Transportation posted RFP RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026 (baseline and periodic employee medical examinations across 14 ferry terminal locations); and the County of Santa Clara Health System posted a non-exclusive multiple-award vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026. Given the divergence between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity, this code should be monitored for clarification by issuing bodies or reclassification within the UNSPSC hierarchy.