UNSPSC 85702115: Reposition lumbar vertebra, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition lumbar vertebra, external 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 0QS0XZZ

UNSPSC 85702115 Reposition lumbar vertebra, external approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope—a specific spinal surgical procedure—does not align with the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The opportunities posted under this code are solicitations for occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, Centers of Excellence surgical networks, emergency medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these services involve lumbar vertebra repositioning or spine surgery. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its stated medical procedure and the administrative and clinical support services actually being procured by state and local buyers under the tag.

The issuing bodies include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (requesting independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations), the City of Long Beach (seeking surgical procedure carve-out management for a PPO plan), the Washington State Department of Transportation (purchasing occupational health surveillance for ferry workers), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (requesting emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth), Collier County (procuring pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (establishing a temporary staffing pool for ancillary clinical roles). Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years and proposals due October 16, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; and the City of Long Beach's RFP for Centers of Excellence surgical networks with proposals due October 7, 2026. The code appears to carry substantial tagging error and should be evaluated by business development teams as a low-confidence opportunity unless procurement portfolios show deliberate use of this code for medical administration rather than the surgical procedure it nominally describes.