UNSPSC 85715413: Repair cervicothoracic vertebral disc, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair cervicothoracic vertebral disc, 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 0RQ5XZZ

UNSPSC 85715413 Repair cervicothoracic vertebral disc, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local solicitation activity. The code's technical medical-procedure name does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it. Recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which are cervical spine surgical procedures. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, county boards of commissioners, state transportation departments, and county juvenile justice agencies. The geographic spread spans Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office), California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), Washington (State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County).

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) seeking disability medical record summary preparation and scheduling of independent medical and psychiatric examinations for approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications across the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) requiring baseline, periodic, follow-up, and exit medical examinations by board-certified occupational medicine physicians across 14 Washington ferry locations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) establishing a qualified vendor pool across multiple ancillary clinical categories including audiology, diagnostic imaging, respiratory care, and surgical services. The code exhibits substantial recent activity volume but demonstrates poor commodity-taxonomy alignment and does not reliably signal opportunities for cervical spine surgical repair contracting.