UNSPSC 85813830: Introduction of anti-inflammatory into joints, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a administrative intervention or procedure to introduction of anti-inflammatory into joints, percutaneous approach. This administrative 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 3E0U33Z

UNSPSC 85813830, Introduction of anti-inflammatory into joints, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that encompasses medical procedures and related clinical services for intra-articular corticosteroid injection therapy. State and local governments procuring under this code are contracting for health services delivery—ranging from direct clinical services to clinical staffing, facility operations, and integrated care management—rather than the discrete pharmaceutical procedure the code nominally describes. The recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations matching the code's technical scope; instead, the opportunities reflect broader health services, managed care operations, occupational health, emergency medical services, behavioral health, and integrated wellness programming across state departments, counties, cities, school districts, transit authorities, health authorities, and independent public healthcare systems.

Recent activity spans multiple states and jurisdictions with no geographic concentration. The Nevada Health Authority has posted two major opportunities—a Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) operations RFP due December 10, 2026, and a Rural Value Acceleration Network (RVAN) Vendor RFP due November 30, 2026—representing large-scale managed care and value-based care infrastructure. San Mateo County Medical Center solicited Cancer Registry Services (due November 6, 2026) and Handheld Retinal Screening Devices and Services (due November 6, 2026), both aligned with specialty clinical operations rather than joint injection procedures. The City of Phoenix issued an RFP for cancer screening services (proposals due February 2, 2026) with a maximum annual value of $3.5 million. Colorado's Department of Human Services posted dual RFPs for Enhanced Protective Placement beds in skilled nursing facilities (due September 10, 2026), and Sedgwick County, Kansas, in coordination with Wichita, issued four separate opioid use disorder treatment and recovery RFPs totaling $1.73 million (proposals due September 15, 2026). Other active jurisdictions include Inland Empire Health Plan in California (virtual urgent care, due October 31, 2026), DeKalb County, Georgia (medical services, due November 12, 2026), and multiple others across Illinois, Florida, Texas, Oregon, and Colorado. The code shows significant activity in managed care contracting, behavioral health services, occupational health, emergency medical services staffing, and clinical support services—none directly aligned with intra-articular corticosteroid injection procedures. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual solicitation content signals that this code is either misapplied in state and local procurement systems or covers a broader administrative/operational health services category not reflected in its technical name.