UNSPSC 85715624: Replacement of cervicothoracic vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of cervicothoracic 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 0RR40KZ

UNSPSC 85715624 Replacement of cervicothoracic vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with current state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show no solicitation for the surgical procedure the code nominally describes. Instead, the posted opportunities cover independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, specialty surgical carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involve cervicothoracic vertebral joint replacement or orthopedic implant procurement.

The mismatch between the code's clinical scope and the actual solicitations posted suggests either a systematic tagging error in the state and local procurement database or that this code is not actively used by state and local issuing bodies for the procedure it names. The opportunities originating from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, Washington State Department of Transportation, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System, City of Long Beach, and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department represent medical administration, benefits management, and staffing categories rather than surgical procedure supplies or implant procurement. No representative recent opportunity in this code block involves purchasing or contracting for the surgical intervention the code describes, making this code unpromising for vendors focused on orthopedic implants or spine surgery supply chains.