UNSPSC 85471979: Revision of synthetic substitute in spinal canal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in spinal canal, 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 00WU3JZ

UNSPSC 85471979 Revision of synthetic substitute in spinal canal, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under it. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure—percutaneous revision of spinal implants—yet the recent solicitations reflect a broader range of health services procurement, including independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical care for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve spinal procedures or implant revision. This mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a significant divergence between the UNSPSC taxonomy label and actual procurement activity under this code number.

The issuing bodies include a city retirement office (Phoenix), a municipal government (Long Beach), a state transportation department (Washington), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), a county board of commissioners (Collier County), and a county health system (Santa Clara). Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida, with no geographic concentration evident. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, with a $750,000 five-year contract value) and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals statewide (due October 9, 2026). Given the code mismatch, state and local procurement activity under UNSPSC 85471979 presents limited relevance to vendors offering spinal surgery or implant services; business development should verify actual code assignment with issuing bodies before pursuing.