UNSPSC 85714972: Insertion of spacer into right temporomandibular joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into right temporomandibular joint, percutaneous 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 0RHC38Z

UNSPSC 85714972 Insertion of spacer into right temporomandibular joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity — the code designation does not match the work actually being solicited under it in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, occupational medical surveillance, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, and related health services administration. None of these activities involve orthopedic joint-space procedures or temporomandibular interventions. The mismatch suggests either a data classification error or a systematic misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how issuing bodies tag healthcare services and benefits procurement. State and local buyers across this code are chiefly municipalities, counties, and special-purpose health systems — Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System — acquiring administrative, occupational, and specialty medical services rather than the procedural interventions the code nominally describes.

The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no concentration in any single state. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (response due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years) to support disability determinations for public safety retirement systems; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations statewide (response due October 9, 2026, pre-bid conference August 31, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System qualification pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (response due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive multiple-award vehicle with no guaranteed volume). Given the categorical mismatch, this code does not present a usable signal for business development targeting state and local buyers seeking specific health services or procedures.