UNSPSC 85715625: Replacement of cervicothoracic vertebral joint with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of cervicothoracic vertebral joint with synthetic 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 0RR40JZ

UNSPSC 85715625 Replacement of cervicothoracic vertebral joint with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect recent state and local procurement activity. The nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities in the dataset are tagged to this code without substantive connection to cervicothoracic spinal fusion or orthopedic implants. The six most recent state and local solicitations under this code span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical carve-out benefit programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve the procurement, supply, or installation of vertebral joint replacements or surgical implants.

The mismatch between the code's formal name and the actual buying activity suggests either a classification error in how issuing bodies are tagging these opportunities or a data misalignment. The issuing bodies are geographically and functionally diverse — the City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System — but they are purchasing healthcare administration, staffing, and benefits management services, not orthopedic devices. No recent opportunities in the source are soliciting for cervicothoracic vertebral joint replacements, related implants, surgical trays, instruments, or any consumables aligned with that procedure code's intent. The code shows little relevant procurement activity when assessed against its stated scope.