UNSPSC 85772347: Alteration of left shoulder region with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of left shoulder region with synthetic substitute, 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 0X033JZ

UNSPSC 85772347 Alteration of left shoulder region with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that state and local procurement offices have tagged with medical and occupational health service solicitations, though the recent activity shows a substantial mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being bought. The code's specific procedure-level descriptor—a surgical technique for shoulder joint reconstruction—does not align with the health benefit administration, occupational medicine surveillance, independent medical evaluation, and temporary clinical staffing services that appear in recent state and local opportunities. State and local buyers are instead using this code to tag administrative and occupational health services: independent medical evaluation and disability determination services for public safety pension systems; surgical carve-out benefit management and Centers of Excellence network coordination for employee health plans; occupational medical surveillance and baseline/periodic examinations for transportation workers; specialty and emergency medical services procurement for detained youth; pharmacy benefit management; and temporary health professional staffing. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), city human resources departments (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county probation departments (Harris County), county health systems and procurement offices (Collier County, Santa Clara County), and municipal health systems.

Recent activity is concentrated in California, Florida, Arizona, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services to support disability determinations for approximately 75 annual pension applications, due October 16, 2026, with maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years starting February 3, 2027. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, issued RFP RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit examinations for shipyard workers, engine crew, deck crew, and asbestos team members, due October 9, 2026, with a two-year base term and option to extend for up to five additional one-year terms. The City of Long Beach issued RFP HR26753 for surgical benefit carve-out services managing knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures through Centers of Excellence for approximately 3,800 enrolled active employees and retirees, due October 7, 2026. Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued RFP 25-8414 for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spending of approximately $8.7 million, due April 9, 2026, for an initial three-year term effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. Santa Clara County Health System issued non-exclusive multiple-award RFSQHHSFY270052 for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories with no guaranteed work and five-year Qualified List maintenance, due October 7, 2026. The code's procedural specificity bears no operational relationship to the administrative health benefit, occupational medicine, and staffing work being procured—this code appears to be a tagging error rather than a meaningful classification vehicle for these opportunities.