UNSPSC 85715652: Removal of infusion device from thoracolumbar vertebral joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of infusion device from thoracolumbar vertebral joint, 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 0RPA03Z

UNSPSC 85715652 "Removal of infusion device from thoracolumbar vertebral joint, open approach" is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve surgical procedures on spinal devices. Instead, they reflect a misalignment between the code's technical medical definition and the actual procurement activity tagged to it by issuing bodies.

The six recent opportunities span health professional staffing, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which involve removal of infusion devices from thoracolumbar vertebral joints. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), counties (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach). No pattern of repeat buyers or geographic concentration emerges from the mistagged records. If your firm pursues this code, verify the actual scope during pre-bid or clarification phases rather than relying on the code name to describe the work.