UNSPSC 85473114: Excision of thoracic spinal cord, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of thoracic spinal cord, open 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 00BX0ZZ

UNSPSC 85473114 Excision of thoracic spinal cord, open approach is a Commodity code that appears in state and local procurement records with minimal relevant activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect surgical procedures or clinical interventions aligned with the code's nominal scope. Instead, the tagged solicitations cover inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical director oversight — none of which involve thoracic spinal cord excision or surgical procedures at all. The mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the actual work being solicited suggests either a classification error in the tagging or that state and local procurement systems are applying this code to broader healthcare contracting in ways that diverge significantly from its intended taxonomy purpose.

The four opportunities posted between February and April 2026 span three states — Georgia (Muscogee County Prison inmate medical services, RFP 26-0008 due May 15, 2026), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management, RFP 25-8414 due April 9, 2026; Monroe County virtual primary and urgent care, RFP 628 due April 16, 2026), and California (San Mateo County peer support for peer workers, RFP 2025-007 due July 2, 2025; Santa Monica Fire Department medical director, RFP 455 due October 16, 2025) — issued by county commissioners, county health departments, and municipal fire departments. No pattern of repeat buyers or geographic concentration emerges from the sample. Because the opportunities bear no substantive relationship to the code's stated clinical procedure, this code does not represent a reliable signal for business development targeting state and local procurement in surgical services or related healthcare contracting.