UNSPSC 85715156: Removal of synthetic substitute from occipital-cervical joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from 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 0RP04JZ

UNSPSC 85715156 Removal of synthetic substitute from occipital-cervical joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows no material alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific spinal surgical procedure; however, the six recent opportunities tagged under this code involve independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefit carve-outs for centers of excellence, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which constitute removal of synthetic substitutes from cervical joints or relate to the procedure named in the code. This mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that the code has been applied as a catch-all for health services procurement without regard to procedure specificity.

The recent opportunities span Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with issuing bodies including municipal retirement offices, city human resources departments, county health systems, state transportation agencies, and county juvenile probation departments. Response dates in the recent opportunities cluster between early October and late April 2027. Given the absence of opportunities matching the code's stated scope and the breadth of health services miscoded under this number, firms pursuing state and local procurement in occupational health, benefits administration, or emergency medical services may see this code applied in RFPs and RFQs, but should verify the actual scope of work in each solicitation rather than relying on the code designation alone.