UNSPSC 85702255: Release lumbar vertebra, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release 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 0QN00ZZ

UNSPSC 85702255 Release lumbar vertebra, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure on the lumbar spine, but the six recent state and local opportunities posted under or near this code reflect medical evaluation, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and hospital-based specialty care services — none of which involve orthopedic spine surgery, device implantation, or procedural revenue capture typical of healthcare provider reimbursement. The issuing bodies span city retirement systems, municipal workforce health programs, state transportation agencies, county juvenile justice departments, and county health systems.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (WSDOT), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County). No representative opportunities directly procure lumbar spine surgery services. The code appears to have been assigned to solicitations describing ancillary medical administration, occupational surveillance, and staffing services that fall outside the scope of this Commodity code. State and local procurement activity under UNSPSC 85702255 shows no recent material demand; the mismatch between the code's surgical-procedure scope and the actual work being bought signals either cataloging error or misapplication of the code to non-surgical health service contracts.