UNSPSC 85772211: Supplement right shoulder region with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement right shoulder 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 0XU20JZ

UNSPSC 85772211 Supplement right shoulder region with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local contract opportunities posted under this classification. The recent solicitations tagged to this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction—are administrative healthcare contracting, employee benefits management, and clinical services procurement that bear no relation to orthopedic surgical implantation or shoulder joint replacement procedures. The code nominally describes a specific surgical intervention (synthetic shoulder supplementation), yet the opportunities reflect the purchasing activities of corrections agencies, county benefits administrators, behavioral health departments, and municipal fire services procuring healthcare delivery, management, and staffing services at the population level.

The mismatch indicates that this code category receives minimal relevant state and local procurement activity aligned to its actual scope. No recent opportunities solicited orthopedic implants, surgical supplies, or shoulder reconstruction materials—the products and services the code is designed to classify. State and local procurement officers appear to have applied this medical procedure code as a catch-all tag for healthcare service RFPs that do not fit standard administrative or operational categories, rather than as a market indicator for medical device or surgical supply vendors. Unless the source documentation has misclassified these opportunities, the code should not be considered a reliable signal of state and local demand for shoulder joint supplementation implants or related surgical services.