UNSPSC 85702264: Extirpation of matter from lumbar vertebra, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter 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 0QC00ZZ

UNSPSC 85702264 Extirpation of matter from lumbar vertebra, open approach is a Commodity code with minimal alignment to actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure (removal of disc material from the lower spine), yet recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code reflect occupational health screening, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical networks, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve lumbar spine surgery directly. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding of health services procurements or a data-quality issue within the source system. State and local governments do procure occupational medical examinations and disability evaluations through public safety pension boards, county health systems, and transportation departments, but those services do not map to this surgical procedure code.

No recent state and local opportunities reflect the actual scope named in UNSPSC 85702264. The opportunities present in the source—including the Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Board's independent medical evaluation RFP (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Ferries occupational health surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), and the Santa Clara County Health System's temporary clinical staffing qualification pool (due October 7, 2026)—address disability determinations, occupational screening, and clinical labor, not spine surgery. Business development professionals should verify the correct UNSPSC classification for any pursued opportunity before aligning resources to this code, as the current tagging does not support procurement strategy or capability mapping for lumbar surgical procedures.