UNSPSC 85473138: Reposition lumbar spinal cord, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition lumbar 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 00SY0ZZ

UNSPSC 85473138 Reposition lumbar spinal cord, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for repositioning lumbar spinal cord tissue, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it consist of healthcare administration and support services — pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care platforms, peer support for mental health workers, inmate medical services, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve spinal surgery or operative repositioning. The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the scope of work actually being solicited suggests either classification error in the source data or a data-quality issue that limits the code's utility as a procurement signal.

State and local healthcare purchasing appears across multiple jurisdictions and issuing-body types, including county commissioners (Collier County, Monroe County, Florida), city consolidated governments (Columbus, Georgia), county behavioral health departments (San Mateo County), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica). Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP for Inmate Medical & Pharmacy Services for Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering approximately 2,400 employees (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for Virtual Primary & Urgent Care Services (due April 16, 2026). Activity is concentrated in Florida and Georgia, with secondary activity in California. Given the disconnect between code definition and actual procurement scope, practitioners should verify code assignment through the issuing body's original RFP documents before committing resources to pursuit.