UNSPSC 85715516: Revision of autologous tissue substitute in thoracic vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of autologous tissue substitute in thoracic 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 0RW907Z

UNSPSC 85715516 "Revision of autologous tissue substitute in thoracic vertebral disc, open approach" is a Commodity code that does not align with actual state and local government procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for spinal disc repair, but the recent opportunities posted under this classification instead reflect health plan administration, occupational health surveillance, medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve surgical procedures or tissue substitutes. The misalignment between the code's stated scope and what is actually being solicited signals either a classification error in the source records or data quality issues within the state and local procurement system. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county commissioners' boards, but the services they are actually requesting bear no operational connection to the code's medical taxonomy.

The recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, focused on disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel; the City of Long Beach issued an RFP for a surgical benefit carve-out program for its Anthem Blue Cross PPO due October 7, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFQ for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 statewide locations due October 9, 2026; Collier County in Florida solicited pharmacy benefit management services with an original deadline of April 9, 2026; Harris County in Texas issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for youth in detention due September 25, 2026; and Santa Clara County in California sought temporary health professional staffing services across ancillary clinical roles due October 7, 2026. The code shows no recent activity that reflects its stated commodity scope, and pursuit under this classification would require clarification of the actual service line needed rather than reliance on the code's nominal description.