UNSPSC 85473009: Revision of synthetic substitute in spinal cord, external approach

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

UNSPSC 85473009 Revision of synthetic substitute in spinal cord, external approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes orthopedic surgical procedures, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect direct acquisition of spinal implants or surgical supplies. Instead, the tagged opportunities span medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefits carve-out programs, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which align with the code's stated scope of spinal cord synthetic substitute revision. The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county boards (Collier County, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara County Health System), and municipal governments (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). The opportunities are predominantly RFPs with response dates clustered in October 2026.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southwest and West: Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Florida (Collier County), Texas (Harris County), and Washington State (Department of Transportation). The only opportunity with direct relevance to the code's nominal scope is the City of Long Beach RFP for surgery benefits carve-out covering spine procedures among other specialties, due October 7, 2026, though this solicits network management and bundled payment administration rather than the implants or surgical supplies the code name suggests. The Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference scheduled August 31, 2026) and the City of Phoenix RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (due October 16, 2026) represent the most active recent opportunities but fall outside the code's apparent intent. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a systematic gap in how this particular code is applied in state and local purchasing systems.