UNSPSC 85702366: Excision of lumbar vertebra, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0QB03ZZ

UNSPSC 85702366 Excision of lumbar vertebra, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this classification span jail medical services contracting, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care platforms, peer support worker services, and fire department medical directorship—none of which involve lumbar vertebra excision or percutaneous surgical procedures. State and local procurement offices have tagged these opportunities with this surgical code despite their fundamental mismatch with its nominal scope, suggesting either systematic miscoding or use of this code as a catch-all for health services contracting that does not reflect the code's actual clinical definition.

The issuing bodies include county corrections departments (Muscogee County Prison, Georgia), county benefits and human resources divisions (Collier County, Florida and Monroe County, Florida), county behavioral health services (San Mateo County, California), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica, California). Geographic activity appears across Florida, Georgia, and California, with no concentration in a single state. Representative recent opportunities include the Muscogee County Prison's RFP for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with approximately $8.7 million in annual historical pharmacy spending (deadline April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026). This code does not appear to represent a coherent procurement category in state and local markets; firms should verify accurate code assignment before pursuing opportunities tagged under it.