UNSPSC 85715324: Revision of internal fixation device in thoracic vertebral joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of internal fixation device in thoracic vertebral joint, external 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 0RW6X4Z

UNSPSC 85715324 Revision of internal fixation device in thoracic vertebral joint, external approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment between its nominal medical-device scope and the state and local solicitations currently posted under the code. The recent opportunities reflect procurement of occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for youth in custody—none of which involve orthopedic implants, vertebral joint procedures, or device revision. The issuing bodies include county human resources departments, a state transportation agency, a county health system, a county probation department, and a city pension office, representing a mix of general government, health systems, and specialized public safety personnel administration.

The geographic distribution spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no concentration in any single state. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, emphasizing board-certified occupational-medicine physicians across 14 Washington ferry locations); the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, for disability benefit determination support with a $750,000 maximum over five years); the City of Long Beach's surgical carve-out benefit RFP (HR26753, due October 7, 2026, targeting Centers of Excellence for knee, hip, orthopedic, spine, heart, and oncology procedures); and Santa Clara County Health System's temporary health professional staffing pool (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, across 13 ancillary clinical categories excluding nursing and physician staffing). The code assignment appears to reflect data-entry or taxonomy-mapping errors rather than active procurement of the device revision service the code nominally describes.