UNSPSC 85702466: Excision of lumbar vertebra, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of lumbar vertebra, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0QB04ZZ

UNSPSC 85702466 Excision of lumbar vertebra, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability retirement medical evaluations, specialty surgery network carve-outs for employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involves surgical procedures or percutaneous endoscopic spinal interventions. The code appears to be a medical taxonomy classification error in the state and local procurement systems posting these opportunities.

Activity under this code originates from diverse issuing bodies including county retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal employee benefits departments (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile probation departments (Harris County), county human resources divisions (Collier County), and large county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System). Recent solicitations are concentrated in three western states — Arizona, California, and Washington — with a Texas outlier. Representative current opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, proposals due October 16, 2026) supporting disability determinations for approximately 75 annual PSPRS applications at a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 WSF locations (RFP RFP20260825, proposals due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive qualified vendor pool solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQ RFSQHHSFY270052, proposals due October 7, 2026). The code assignment does not align with actual procurement activity and should not be relied upon for market targeting without direct opportunity verification.