UNSPSC 85715040: Destruction of occipital-cervical joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of occipital-cervical joint, percutaneous 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 0R503ZZ

UNSPSC 85715040 Destruction of occipital-cervical joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it does not reflect spine or orthopedic surgical services. Instead, the solicitations posted under this code encompass occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical and medical procedure carve-out networks through Centers of Excellence, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its clinical-procedure taxonomy name and the administrative and occupational health services that state and local jurisdictions are actually buying under it. None of the recent opportunities involve the occipital-cervical joint procedure named in the code; the activity suggests the code may have been misapplied by issuing bodies or that the taxonomy entry does not align with the procurement categories these jurisdictions are using.

The issuing bodies include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Phoenix Fire Pension Board and Phoenix Police Pension Board), the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation (Washington State Ferries), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. Recent opportunities posted in August and September 2026 span Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. The Washington State Department of Transportation is soliciting occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 locations statewide, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is requesting proposals for independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The City of Long Beach is soliciting proposals for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program through Centers of Excellence for city employees and retirees enrolled in an Anthem Blue Cross PPO plan, with proposals due October 7, 2026 and anticipated contract execution and go-live targeted for April 1, 2027.