UNSPSC 85715501: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in thoracolumbar vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in thoracolumbar vertebral disc, open 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 0RWB0KZ

UNSPSC 85715501 Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in thoracolumbar vertebral disc, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no alignment with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under it. The code describes a surgical procedure involving spinal disc replacement, yet the six opportunities in the most-recent block span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve revision of nonautologous tissue substitutes in spinal discs. The opportunities are unrelated to the code's nominal scope, indicating either a cataloging error in the source data or a significant mismatch between code assignment and actual procurement activity.

State and local governments are not currently soliciting the work this code describes. The recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect health benefits administration, occupational medicine, youth detention care, pharmacy services management, and clinical staffing rather than orthopedic implant procedures or spinal surgery. This code does not show active recent procurement activity aligned with its stated commodity definition.