UNSPSC 85715526: Revision of drainage device in thoracic vertebral joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of drainage device in thoracic vertebral joint, 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 0RW600Z

The source data presents a fundamental mismatch between the UNSPSC Commodity code 85715526 (Revision of drainage device in thoracic vertebral joint, open approach) and the state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure on vertebral anatomy; the six recent opportunities posted under this code solicit medical services spanning independent disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. These opportunities have no connection to the spinal surgical procedure the code describes.

The mismatch indicates that this code is either misapplied in the state and local procurement systems that tagged these opportunities, or serves as a catch-all for healthcare-related services that purchasing offices could not place in more specific categories. The tagged opportunities themselves span multiple issuing bodies (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System) across Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas, with response dates ranging from September 25, 2026 through October 9, 2026. Given the absence of actual spinal-device or surgical-procedure procurement under this code, the code does not represent a viable or meaningful line of business for vendors in this category.