UNSPSC 85692642: Excision of cervical vertebra, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of cervical vertebra, 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 0PB30ZZ

UNSPSC 85692642 Excision of cervical vertebra, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local procurement offices are buying. The recent opportunities posted under this code involve inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve surgical excision of cervical vertebrae or operative procedures matching the code's clinical scope. State and local governments use this code inaccurately or as a catch-all for healthcare service procurement when a more granular clinical-procedure code is unavailable or when the actual scope spans multiple service types.

The issuing bodies include county correctional facilities (Muscogee County, Georgia), county human resources and benefits programs (Collier County, Florida), county health departments (Monroe County, Florida; San Mateo County, California), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica, California). The geographic spread covers the Southeast, Southeast Florida, and California, with no obvious concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 county employees and 4,800 covered members with approximately $8.7 million in annual spending (due April 9, 2026), Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026), and Santa Monica Fire Department's RFP for an EMS medical director (due October 16, 2025). The code's continued use for non-surgical healthcare administration signals either persistent taxonomy misalignment in state and local procurement systems or classifier uncertainty about where to route healthcare services that do not fit established clinical-procedure categories.