UNSPSC 85702237: Replacement of lumbar vertebra with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of lumbar vertebra with autologous tissue substitute, 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 0QR007Z

UNSPSC 85702237 Replacement of lumbar vertebra with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code whose abstract name bears no relationship to the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent solicitations posted under this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve spinal surgery or tissue substitutes. The issuing bodies are a mix of municipal retirement offices, city human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile justice systems, county commissioners' offices, and county health systems—a diverse cross-section of state and local functions that have little in common except health-care administration or occupational health oversight. No vendor names or awarded contractors appear in the source material.

Recent activity clusters in Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County, and Collier County), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), and Texas (Harris County). The most visible recent opportunities are the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits (due October 7, 2026, anticipated contract execution April 1, 2027), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026, pre-bid conference August 31, 2026), and the Collier County Board of County Commissioners' RFP for pharmacy benefit management (due April 9, 2026, with historical annual spending of $8.7 million). The code's nominal scope does not align with the actual work being solicited, signaling a tagging error rather than a meaningful procurement category for spinal implant or surgical services.