UNSPSC 85715578: Resection of thoracic vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of thoracic 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 0RT90ZZ

UNSPSC 85715578, Resection of thoracic vertebral disc, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under it do not involve spine surgery; instead, they encompass independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employee health plans. These represent health services administration and staffing, not the surgical intervention the code name denotes.

The issuing bodies in the recent-opportunities block are municipal and county governments with employee health and benefits functions: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (medical evaluations for pension disability determinations), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit program procurement), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (youth detention medical services), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing). Geographic activity is scattered across Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications, due October 16, 2026, at a total maximum compensation of $750,000 over five years; and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations, due October 9, 2026, with a two-year term and options to extend up to five additional years. The code appears to be a classification mismatch with the actual services being bought.