UNSPSC 85771247: Alteration of right elbow region with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of right elbow region with synthetic substitute, open 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 0X0B0JZ

UNSPSC 85771247 Alteration of right elbow region with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local government procurement. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure — orthopedic alteration of the right elbow using synthetic material via open surgical approach — yet the six recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not solicit for elbow surgery or any related surgical procedure. Instead, the opportunities span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out benefit programs, occupational health surveillance, emergency medical services for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these services align with the procedural scope embedded in the code name.

The mismatch between the code's nominal definition and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that this code is being applied to medical administration and workforce services when it should not be. State and local procurement offices issuing these solicitations — 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 County of Santa Clara Health System — are purchasing medical program management and staffing support rather than surgical procedures. Until opportunities materialize that actually request elbow joint replacement or repair services, this code does not represent a viable market segment for business development professionals pursuing state and local contracts.