UNSPSC 85715178: Insertion of spacer into occipital-cervical joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into 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 0RH048Z

UNSPSC 85715178 Insertion of spacer into occipital-cervical joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited in recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The recent postings—independent medical evaluation services for retirement disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency services for detained youth, and specialty medical services—bear no substantive connection to orthopedic spinal surgical procedures. The code shows a classification mismatch between its nominal scope and current procurement activity, indicating either data quality issues in the issuing bodies' tagging or a systemic categorization problem within this code's use in state and local procurement systems.

Geographic activity spans Arizona, California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington, Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), with issuing bodies including city retirement offices, municipal health systems, county departments, state transportation agencies, and public safety institutions. The issuing bodies range from specialized purchasing offices (Phoenix Retirement Office, Washington State Department of Transportation) to broad health system or county procurement divisions. Without a coherent product or service line connecting these opportunities, the code offers no actionable business development signal; firms should verify code assignment during opportunity evaluation rather than rely on this Commodity classification.