UNSPSC 85702249: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from lumbar vertebra, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from 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 0QP00KZ

UNSPSC 85702249, Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from lumbar vertebra, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure to remove implanted material from the spine—does not align with any of the six recent opportunities posted under this classification, which instead reflect medical staffing, benefit administration, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy management, and independent medical evaluation services. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the posting systems or incidental code assignment unrelated to the procedural work the code describes.

State and local governments posting to this code are sourcing administrative health services, vendor management for clinical staffing, and occupational medical oversight rather than orthopedic surgical procedures themselves. Recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (response due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out program management (due October 7, 2026), Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for specialty and emergency medical services (due September 25, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management (due April 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026). Because the code's procedural definition does not correlate with the actual procurement activity attributed to it, this code warrants investigation before treating opportunities posted under it as genuine indicators of market demand for spinal implant removal services.