UNSPSC 85702363: Extirpation of matter from lumbar vertebra, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from lumbar vertebra, percutaneous 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 0QC03ZZ

UNSPSC 85702363 Extirpation of matter from lumbar vertebra, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's technical medical procedure description does not match the scope of work being solicited under it in current opportunities. Recent postings tagged to this code encompass occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefits carve-outs, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which involve lumbar vertebra procedures or percutaneous medical interventions. This classification mismatch suggests either a data tagging error in the state and local procurement systems or a systematic miscoding of health services categories across issuing bodies.

The issuing bodies posting under this code span county health systems, county human resources divisions, state transportation departments, county juvenile justice departments, and municipal retirement offices across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Because the code does not capture relevant procurement activity, business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for contracting purposes and instead search related health services and staffing codes that reflect the actual work state and local governments are buying: occupational medicine, health professional staffing, medical record management, and employee benefits administration.