UNSPSC 85714834: Fusion of occipital-cervical joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of occipital-cervical joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior 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 0RG00K0

UNSPSC 85714834, Fusion of occipital-cervical joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal surgical-procedure taxonomy and recent state and local procurement activity. The code appears designed to classify a specific orthopedic surgical intervention, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect administrative medical evaluation and benefits management services rather than surgical implant procurement or operative services.

Recent solicitations under this code include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations for police and fire pension boards; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits under its Anthem PPO plan (due October 7, 2026), which coordinates pre- and post-care for knee, hip, spine, and other procedures through Centers of Excellence; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners' RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 7,200 members (due April 9, 2026, with historical annual spend of $8.7 million); and Santa Clara County Health System's RFQ to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories excluding nursing and physician services (due October 7, 2026). The issuing bodies span county human resources and pension operations, city retirement offices, state transportation agencies, county juvenile justice departments, and regional health systems. The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. The code does not reflect material alignment with its surgical taxonomy; bidders should verify their service offering matches the specific buyer's actual scope before pursuing opportunities listed under this classification.