UNSPSC 85715577: Resection of thoracolumbar vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of thoracolumbar 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 0RTB0ZZ

UNSPSC 85715577 Resection of thoracolumbar vertebral disc, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a fundamental misalignment between its procedural clinical name and the work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification. Recent solicitations tagged to this code do not procure spinal surgical procedures or related clinical services; instead, they seek administrative and occupational health services including independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty surgical care management for employee health plans. The code appears to have been applied as a catch-all taxonomy marker for state and local health services procurement despite its specificity to a single orthopedic procedure. Issuing bodies include county pension boards (Phoenix), municipal healthcare purchasers (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile detention systems (Harris County), county health consortia (Collier County), and county hospital systems (Santa Clara). The mix reflects the fragmented nature of state and local health procurement across departments with distinct populations — public safety retirees, municipal employees, transportation workers, detained youth, and general public health patients.

Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Phoenix Fire Pension Board and Phoenix Police Pension Board) issued RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 ceiling over five years and responses due October 16, 2026. The City of Long Beach issued RFP HR26753 for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits under its Anthem PPO plan, with responses due October 7, 2026 and anticipated contract execution by April 1, 2027. The Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries issued RFP RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations, with responses due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026. Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued RFI 071626BNM for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, with responses due September 25, 2026. Collier County issued RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees with approximately $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending, with responses originally due April 9, 2026. The code shows no relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope of spinal surgical procedures.