UNSPSC 85702211: Revision of autologous tissue substitute in lumbar vertebra, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of autologous tissue substitute in lumbar 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 0QW007Z

UNSPSC 85702211 Revision of autologous tissue substitute in lumbar vertebra, open approach is a Commodity code that exhibits a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The code's taxonomy name describes a specific surgical procedure involving vertebral tissue replacement, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, Centers of Excellence networks for elective surgery carve-outs, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve autologous tissue procedures or spinal surgery revision. State and local procurement offices appear to have applied this code inconsistently or as a catch-all for broad healthcare services rather than the discrete orthopedic procedure the code nominally describes. The recent opportunities do reveal active state and local demand for medical administration, evaluation, and workforce services, but these are not purchases of the product or service the code's name specifies.

The geographic spread of the six recent opportunities spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation ferries division), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). Issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation authorities, county juvenile justice agencies, and county human resources divisions. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year maximum (due October 16, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 employees with historical annual spending near $8.7 million (due April 9, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara's non-exclusive multiple-award solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). This code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope.