UNSPSC 85692734: Removal of internal fixation device from cervical vertebra, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from cervical vertebra, percutaneous 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 0PP334Z

UNSPSC 85692734 Removal of internal fixation device from cervical vertebra, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its clinical procedure name and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve surgical removal of cervical hardware; instead, they reflect a broad cluster of occupational health, employee benefits management, and medical evaluation services being solicited by jurisdictions managing public-sector health programs and workforce safety obligations.

State and local issuing bodies using this code designation include county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), city retirement offices (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), municipal employers (City of Long Beach), and state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation). The work being solicited spans independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, surgical procedure carve-out networks for employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. Recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP (RTMRFP26001) for independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and a response date of October 16, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP (RFP20260825) for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with a two-year term and options to extend, responses due October 9, 2026; the City of Long Beach's RFP (HR26753) for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits for approximately 3,800 employees, responses due October 7, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive qualified-vendor-pool solicitation (RFSQHHSFY270052) for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories, responses due October 7, 2026. The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona, Washington, California, Florida, and Texas. The code's assignment to these opportunities appears to reflect a data-classification mismatch rather than procurement of the specific spinal hardware removal procedure the code nominally describes.