UNSPSC 85715158: Removal of spacer from occipital-cervical joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer 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 0RP048Z

UNSPSC 85715158 Removal of spacer from occipital-cervical joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows negligible recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal surgical scope. The six most-recent state and local opportunities posted against this code do not solicit surgical removal of occipital-cervical joint spacers or any procedurally related orthopedic surgery. Instead, they target independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical center-of-excellence network administration, temporary clinical staffing placement, and emergency/specialty hospital services for detained youth—none of which map to the code's stated surgical procedure. The mismatch between the code assignment and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by the issuing jurisdictions or misclassification in the underlying taxonomy database.

The opportunities span multiple states and issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona, RFP for disability medical record summaries, due October 16, 2026), City of Long Beach (California, RFP for surgical benefit carve-out administration, due October 7, 2026), Washington State Department of Transportation (RFP for occupational medical surveillance, due October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas, RFI for emergency and specialty medical services, due September 25, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida, RFP for pharmacy benefit management, due April 9, 2026), and County of Santa Clara Health System (California, RFQ for temporary health professional staffing, due October 7, 2026). No recent opportunity under this code solicits orthopedic surgical services or procedurally related implant removal. Vendors pursuing state and local contracts under this code should verify taxonomy accuracy before investment in business development or pre-bid preparation.