UNSPSC 85715541: Revision of synthetic substitute in cervical vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in cervical 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 0RW30JZ

UNSPSC 85715541 Revision of synthetic substitute in cervical vertebral disc, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with spine surgery and instead reflect occupational health, disability medical evaluation, employee benefits administration, and temporary health staffing services. The mismatch suggests this code has been applied inconsistently in state and local procurement systems, and procurement professionals should verify actual scope during pre-bid outreach rather than rely on the code taxonomy alone. The opportunities actually being solicited under this code encompass independent medical evaluation services (disability benefit determinations), occupational medical surveillance, surgical benefit carve-outs for health plan members, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary ancillary clinical staffing — none of which involves cervical spine implant revision surgery.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with issuing bodies including city retirement offices, county health systems, county commissioners' offices, state transportation departments, and county juvenile probation departments. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office seeking independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation requesting occupational medical surveillance services (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach requesting a surgical benefit carve-out program (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System establishing a temporary health professional staffing vendor pool (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Given the disconnect between code scope and actual procurement activity, this code should be treated as a data-quality signal rather than a reliable procurement indicator for spine surgery vendors.