UNSPSC 85702267: Excision of lumbar vertebra, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0QB00ZZ

UNSPSC 85702267 Excision of lumbar vertebra, open approach is a Commodity code that does not map meaningfully to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the six recent opportunities identified under this code—spanning independent medical evaluation services, Centers of Excellence networks for surgical benefits, occupational medical surveillance, juvenile detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—involve medical administration, staffing, benefits management, and care coordination rather than surgical procedures themselves. State and local governments do not solicit or procure surgical procedures as commodities through RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB channels; they contract with healthcare systems, insurers, and medical management vendors to arrange care or with staffing firms to fill clinical roles.

The mismatch suggests the code has been applied inconsistently across these solicitations or the tagging reflects organizational procurement classifications that diverge from UNSPSC intent. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) are the issuing bodies. If your firm pursues healthcare services, benefits administration, or medical staffing with state and local agencies, monitor the Family and Class codes one tier above this Commodity code for more reliable signals; this specific code shows little relevant procurement activity at present.