UNSPSC 85715115: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in occipital-cervical joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in occipital-cervical joint, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0RW04KZ

UNSPSC 85715115 Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in occipital-cervical joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows no alignment between its nominal scope and actual recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—revision of implanted tissue substitute at the base of the skull and upper cervical spine—yet the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, health professional staffing, independent medical evaluation for pension disability determinations, and surgical benefit administration for municipal employees and retirees. None of these services or products involve revision surgery, tissue substitutes, or percutaneous endoscopic procedures. The coding mismatch suggests either tagging error or that this code is being used as a catch-all for municipal health-plan and occupational-health procurements without relationship to its intended commodity scope.

The actual activity shown consists of city and county purchasing offices, regional health systems, and state departments soliciting medical administration and staffing services rather than surgical procedures or implants. Recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach (surgical and medical procedure carve-out networks for municipal employees, RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations, RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management for county employees and retirees, RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories, RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows recent activity in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, driven by municipal and county HR and health-system procurement offices rather than orthopedic surgery centers or device manufacturers. Given the fundamental mismatch between the code's nominal surgical scope and the administrative healthcare services actually being procured, this code appears to be of limited utility for vendors offering tissue substitutes or orthopedic implants.