UNSPSC 85692821: Replacement of thoracic vertebra with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of thoracic vertebra with autologous tissue 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 0PR447Z

UNSPSC 85692821 Replacement of thoracic vertebra with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The six recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code instead reflect procurement for occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, specialty surgical benefit carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve spinal fusion procedures or tissue substitutes. This mismatch suggests the code has been misapplied to healthcare service categories that fall outside its surgical-procedure definition, or that state and local procurement systems are using the code as a catch-all for healthcare contracting without regard to its specificity.

The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and independent school or municipal health systems. Recent solicitations posted between late July and mid-September 2026 include the Washington State Ferries' occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP for disability benefit determinations (due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out RFP for Centers of Excellence networks (due October 7, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification pool (due October 7, 2026). Geographic activity spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize the taxonomy mismatch and assess whether they are actually competing for healthcare administration, occupational health services, or staffing rather than surgical procedures.