UNSPSC 85714628: Reposition occipital-cervical joint with internal fixation device, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition occipital-cervical joint with internal fixation device, external 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 0RS0X4Z

UNSPSC 85714628 Reposition occipital-cervical joint with internal fixation device, external approach is a Commodity code that appears to describe a specific surgical procedure, yet state and local procurement activity tagged under it does not reflect actual procurement of this surgical service or implant. Instead, the recent opportunities classified under this code involve medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve spinal fusion surgery or orthopedic implants. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual state and local buying patterns suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that this code does not represent a meaningful procurement category in state and local markets.

The six recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida, issued by a city retirement office, two cities, a state department of transportation, a county juvenile probation department, a county health consortium, and a regional health system. None of these solicitations call for spinal fusion procedures, operative supplies, or post-operative care aligned with the code's title. Without evidence that state and local governments are actively procuring the surgical service or device this code nominally describes, the code presents minimal business development opportunity under its stated scope.