UNSPSC 85715419: Removal of internal fixation device from thoracolumbar vertebral joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from thoracolumbar 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 0RPAX4Z

UNSPSC 85715419 Removal of internal fixation device from thoracolumbar vertebral joint, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its stated scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect a substantial mismatch: three of the six solicitations involve occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing services—none of which constitute surgical removal of internal fixation devices. One opportunity (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department) requests information on emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth without specificity on procedure type. Only two opportunities—the City of Phoenix's independent medical evaluation services for disability benefits determinations and the City of Long Beach's surgery benefit carve-out program for Centers of Excellence—tangentially touch medical and surgical services, though neither directly procures the specific thoracolumbar vertebral surgical procedure named in the code.

The issuing bodies across the tagged opportunities span county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), and county commissioners (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Geographic activity appears concentrated in California (Long Beach, Santa Clara County, Collier County) and the Pacific Northwest (Washington State), with secondary activity in Arizona (Phoenix) and Texas (Harris County). The code shows little evidence of active procurement demand for the specific service it nominally describes; vendors in orthopedic or spine surgical specialties will find few matching signals under this code's recent state and local activity.