UNSPSC 85473117: Extirpation of matter from thoracic spinal cord, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 00CX0ZZ

UNSPSC 85473117 (Extirpation of matter from thoracic spinal cord, open approach) is a Commodity code carrying a medical-procedure descriptor that does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code reflect administrative health-services procurement — medical record summarization and disability evaluations for pension boards, surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit administration, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which constitute neurosurgical procedures or spine surgery. The issuing bodies span municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal human-resources functions (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county public-health systems (Santa Clara County, Harris County, Collier County), and county human-resources divisions. No repeat buyers appear across the recent-opportunity set, and the code appears to aggregate disparate health-care administration and staffing services under a surgical procedure classifier.

The recent opportunities originate in Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), Washington (Washington State Ferries), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), with no geographic concentration evident. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, two-year base plus optional five-year extensions), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ establishing a qualified-vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive multiple-award vehicle with no guaranteed work). The code shows little relevant recent activity for firms pursuing spine-surgery or neurosurgical procedure delivery; the mismatch between the code's medical-procedure name and the administrative health-services scope of tagged opportunities suggests a taxonomy misalignment in the state and local procurement source data.