UNSPSC 85473002: Removal of monitoring device from spinal cord, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of monitoring device from spinal cord, external 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 00PVX2Z

UNSPSC 85473002 Removal of monitoring device from spinal cord, external approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contracting activity under this code shows little alignment with that clinical scope. The opportunities posted against this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency medical services for detained youth, and medical record evaluation services for pension disability determinations — none of which involve surgical removal of spinal cord monitoring devices. The mix of issuing bodies includes state departments of transportation, county health systems and human resources divisions, county probation departments, and municipal retirement offices. This divergence between the code's formal name and the work actually being solicited suggests either a systematic miscoding issue in state and local procurement systems or an underlying category structure that does not align cleanly with discrete surgical procedures.

Recent activity appears across Washington State, California, Arizona, and Florida. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers with proposals due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services supporting public safety pension disability determinations with proposals due October 16, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System posted RFSQHHSFY270052 for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories with proposals due October 7, 2026. Given the absence of solicitations actually seeking spinal cord monitoring device removal procedures, the code does not represent a viable procurement category for vendors in that service line at present.