UNSPSC 85473313: Excision of cervical spinal cord, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of cervical spinal cord, percutaneous endoscopic 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 00BW4ZZ

UNSPSC 85473313 Excision of cervical spinal cord, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are procuring under this classification. Recent opportunities tagged to this code involve occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and surgical procedure carve-out programs—none of which involve cervical spinal cord procedures. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal clinical procedure scope and the administrative and occupational health services state and local entities are actually buying. State and local issuing bodies using this code include county health systems, county retirement boards, state transportation departments, county human resources offices, and county juvenile probation departments. The work being solicited ranges from occupational medicine examinations for transportation workers to disability benefit medical evaluations for public safety personnel retirement systems, and from pharmacy benefit administration to temporary health professional staffing placement services.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RTMRFP26001 on September 16, 2026 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations, with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The Washington State Department of Transportation issued RFP20260825 on August 25, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations statewide, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and cost-based evaluation weighting at 40 percent. The City of Long Beach posted HR26753 on August 26, 2026 for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program covering approximately 3,800 employees and retirees, with proposals due October 7, 2026 and go-live targeted for April 1, 2027. This code carries significant procurement activity but appears to be misclassified at the commodity level; vendors should verify code accuracy before pursuing opportunities tagged to it.