UNSPSC 85542530: Extraction of vertebral bone marrow, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extraction of vertebral bone marrow, 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 07DS0ZZ

UNSPSC 85542530 Extraction of vertebral bone marrow, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no substantive recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The five most recent opportunities posted under this code are an inmate medical and pharmacy services contract for Muscogee County Prison in Georgia, a pharmacy benefit management services procurement by Collier County, Florida, a virtual primary and urgent care services solicitation from Monroe County, Florida, a mental health peer support pilot project from San Mateo County, California, and a fire department medical director contract from Santa Monica, California. None of these solicitations involve vertebral bone marrow extraction or related orthopedic surgical procedures; the code assignment appears to be a taxonomy misclassification across the state and local procurement database.

The mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the actual opportunities posted suggests that vendors monitoring this code for business development should treat it as inactive for procurement purposes. The opportunities that do appear under the code span health system administration, behavioral health services, and emergency medical direction rather than orthopedic surgical supply or procedure procurement. Practitioners pursuing contracts in bone marrow extraction, orthopedic surgical supplies, or related medical services should verify the correct UNSPSC classification with the issuing jurisdiction rather than rely on this code's tagging in the state and local opportunity record.