UNSPSC 85473318: Extirpation of matter from lumbar spinal cord, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from lumbar 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 00CY4ZZ

UNSPSC 85473318 Extirpation of matter from lumbar spinal cord, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure on the spine; however, recent opportunities posted under this code do not align with that clinical scope. Instead, the tagged solicitations span pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, and surgical carve-out benefits programs—none of which involve percutaneous endoscopic spinal procedures. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement systems or administrative tagging error rather than actual demand for this specific procedure in the public sector market.

The recent opportunities span issuing bodies including county health systems, county human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile probation departments, and municipal retirement boards across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. No state or local procurement officer appears to be soliciting for spinal surgery services under this code, and no pattern of demand emerges from the record to support market activity. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for state and local contracting purposes and focus upstream to broader medical services codes if seeking opportunities in occupational health, specialty procedure networks, or public-sector medical staffing.