UNSPSC 85714646: Inspection of occipital-cervical joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to inspection of occipital-cervical joint, 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 0RJ0XZZ

UNSPSC 85714646 Inspection of occipital-cervical joint, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The code's technical medical terminology describes a specific spinal diagnostic procedure, yet the six recent solicitations posted between July and September 2026 request occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs, specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve occipital-cervical joint inspection as a primary service line. The issuing bodies span a diverse mix: city retirement offices (Phoenix), city employee benefits programs (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington), county health systems (Santa Clara), county corrections authorities (Harris County), and county benefit consortiums (Collier County). This breadth suggests the code has been broadly or incorrectly applied across health services procurement rather than narrowly defining a single diagnostic imaging or orthopedic procedure.

Geographic distribution across the recent block spans Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), Washington State (WSDOT ferries operations across 14 locations), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). The most concrete recent opportunity is the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), which requires physician-supervised baseline and periodic examinations for four ferry personnel categories across 14 Washington locations under a two-year term with five optional one-year extensions and cost-weighted evaluation (40 percent pricing, 60 percent capability). The Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation RFP (due October 16, 2026) seeks disability record summaries and examination coordination for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applications under a five-year, $750,000 maximum contract. Given the mismatch between the code's stated scope and actual solicitation content, firms bidding under this code should verify the correct UNSPSC classification with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities, as the code itself does not reliably signal the specific medical services being procured.