UNSPSC 85715129: Supplement occipital-cervical joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement occipital-cervical joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0RU04KZ

UNSPSC 85715129 Supplement occipital-cervical joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code whose nominal description does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's medical-procedure terminology suggests orthopedic spine implant or surgical services, yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical-benefit carve-out programs — none of which involve occipital-cervical joint procedures or tissue-substitute implantation. This mismatch suggests the code has been applied inconsistently or the source data reflects a tagging error rather than genuine procurement activity for the procedure named in the code.

The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and county commissioners' offices (Santa Clara County Health System, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and cities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), spanning Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. No recent opportunities genuinely reflect the orthopedic spine-surgery scope the code nominates. Given the absence of meaningful recent activity under the code's actual scope, this code shows little relevant procurement signal for vendors pursuing surgical supplies or implant contracting.