UNSPSC 85472013: Insertion of monitoring device into spinal canal, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of monitoring device into spinal canal, percutaneous endoscopic 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 00HU42Z

UNSPSC 85472013 Insertion of monitoring device into spinal canal, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local opportunities. The nominal scope describes a surgical procedure, but the code appears misapplied across the available recent opportunities: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office and City of Long Beach are soliciting medical evaluation and surgical benefit-management services; the Washington State Department of Transportation is requesting occupational medical surveillance; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department is issuing an RFI for hospital and emergency medical services; Collier County is procuring pharmacy benefit management; and Santa Clara Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these solicitations involve spinal-canal procedures or medical device insertion. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated taxonomy.

The issuing bodies span state departments, county government, city procurement offices, and regional health systems across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Without concrete alignment between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being bought, the activity does not form a coherent procurement pattern, and pursuit decisions should be informed by clarification of whether the code classification is itself in error or whether the opportunities have been miscoded at source.