UNSPSC 85692820: Replacement of thoracic vertebra with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of thoracic vertebra with synthetic substitute, 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 0PR44JZ

UNSPSC 85692820 Replacement of thoracic vertebra with synthetic substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six recent opportunities tagged under this code—spanning independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—do not represent procurement of spinal implant surgery or related orthopedic devices. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure with implantable hardware; the recent solicitations address health plan administration, medical staffing, disability evaluation services, and occupational health programs entirely unrelated to the purchase or use of thoracic vertebral replacements. State and local procurement systems occasionally misclassify health-care related opportunities into clinical procedure codes, but this mismatch is substantial enough that firms targeting surgical implant or orthopedic device business should not rely on this code as a reliable signal of relevant demand.

State and local health plans, county pension boards, transportation departments, and detention authorities do procure medical services and staffing under their managed-care and occupational-health programs, as evidenced by recent activity from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara County Health System, and Collier County. However, activity under UNSPSC 85692820 itself does not reflect procurement of surgical implants, prosthetics, or procedure-specific medical devices. Vendors with spine-implant, orthopedic-device, or surgical-hardware product lines should seek opportunities under more appropriate UNSPSC classifications or monitor state health plan RFPs that address network management and center-of-excellence partnerships for joint-replacement and spinal procedures.