UNSPSC 85714830: Fusion of occipital-cervical joint, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of occipital-cervical joint, posterior approach, posterior column, open 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 0RG00Z1

UNSPSC 85714830 Fusion of occipital-cervical joint, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach is a Commodity code with minimal alignment to actual state and local procurement activity. The recent solicitations posted under this code do not address orthopedic or spinal surgical procedures; instead, they reflect medical service procurement across multiple domains including occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical care-outs, and youth detention medical services.

The source shows no relevant recent opportunities under this code. The UNSPSC taxonomy entry names a specific surgical procedure, but the state and local contract records tagged to it encompass insurance administration, occupational medicine compliance, temporary clinical staffing placement, and employee health benefit program management—none of which align with surgical fusion services. Buyers include county health systems, state transportation departments, city retirement offices, and county commissioners' procurement divisions across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, but their posted solicitations do not address surgical procedures. This code appears to carry a misalignment between its nominal scope and the work actually being solicited by state and local governments under the tag.