UNSPSC 85715600: Joints spine, open approach-part B

This class includes one or more of 16 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the joints of the spine with open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0R.

UNSPSC 85715600 Joints spine, open approach-part B is a Class code under which state and local governments procure occupational medical surveillance services, disability benefit medical evaluations, and surgical procedure carve-out programs for public employee and retiree health plans. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies sourcing comprehensive occupational health examinations for ferry system workers, independent medical record review and physician coordination for public safety pension disability determinations, specialty surgical networks for municipal employee PPO plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The work spans baseline and periodic occupational medicine examinations, chronological medical record summarization and administrative coordination for pension benefit eligibility determinations, Centers of Excellence networks for elective spine and orthopedic procedures with bundled payment models, and acute specialty medical care delivery within institutional settings.

Issuing bodies include municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), large cities (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Collier County, Harris County), and county health systems. Recent opportunities concentrate in the Southwest and West, with Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington showing active procurement. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for $750,000 over five years to coordinate disability examinations for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applications; the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for occupational health examinations across 14 ferry system locations with a two-year base and five one-year option terms; and the City of Long Beach's surgery benefit carve-out RFP (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) for Centers of Excellence networks serving 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees on a voluntary basis with contract go-live targeted for April 1, 2027.