UNSPSC 85715574: Supplement cervical vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement cervical 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 0RU10KZ

UNSPSC 85715574 Supplement cervical vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure — supplementing a cervical vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue via open approach — yet the most recent state and local solicitations posted under this code involve occupational medical surveillance services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for government employee health plans. None of these solicitations involve the purchase of cervical joint implants or orthopedic surgical procedures themselves.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington State, with issuing bodies including city retirement offices (Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara, Harris County, Collier County), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipal government (City of Long Beach). Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026, covering baseline and periodic examinations for ferries personnel across 14 Washington locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP due October 16, 2026, for disability benefit determinations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle due October 7, 2026. The mismatch between the code's orthopedic surgical focus and the actual scope of recent solicitations suggests this code may be misapplied to administrative healthcare and occupational medicine services rather than to surgical implant procurement.