UNSPSC 85715562: Supplement thoracic vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement thoracic vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0RU60KZ

UNSPSC 85715562 Supplement thoracic vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing orthopedic surgical procedures, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with that scope. Instead, the code appears to be tagged by jurisdictions for occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, health plan administration, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve surgical joint supplementation. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual work being solicited suggests this code may be misapplied in state and local procurement systems or may reflect legacy categorization that does not reflect current buying practice.

The recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington State, Florida, and Texas, issued by the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (occupational health evaluation RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach (health plan benefit carve-out RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (medical surveillance RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services RFI 071626BNM, due September 25, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management RFP 258414, due April 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing RFSQ RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows no coherent procurement pattern and lacks substantive recent activity aligned to thoracic vertebral joint supplementation in the state and local market.