UNSPSC 85692647: Division of thoracic vertebra, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to division of thoracic 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 0P840ZZ

UNSPSC 85692647 Division of thoracic vertebra, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of state and local contract opportunities currently being solicited. The recent opportunities tagged under this code involve comprehensive healthcare services procurement—inmate medical and pharmacy management, pharmacy benefit administration, virtual primary and urgent care delivery, peer support programs, and fire department medical direction—none of which align with surgical procedures on vertebral anatomy. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal scope and the work state and local governments are actually buying under it, rendering it unsuitable for business development targeting.

The recent opportunities span multiple issuing bodies including county commissions (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County, Florida; Monroe County, Florida), a county health department (San Mateo County, California), and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica, California), with response dates in April and May 2026 and historical annual procurement volumes ranging from approximately $580,000 to $8.7 million. Without alignment between the UNSPSC code definition and the healthcare services being procured, this code does not serve as a reliable filtering mechanism for state and local healthcare contracting activity.