UNSPSC 85715661: Removal of interbody fusion device from thoracic vertebral joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of interbody fusion device from thoracic 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 0RP60AZ

UNSPSC 85715661, Removal of interbody fusion device from thoracic vertebral joint, open approach (Commodity), does not map to the state and local contract opportunities recently posted under this code. The source contains six recent solicitations issued by state departments, counties, and special-purpose health systems, none of which involve surgical procedures, implant removal, or vertebral interventions. Instead, the opportunities span occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations (City of Phoenix), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), surgical carve-out networks for employee health plans (City of Long Beach), temporary health professional staffing (Santa Clara County Health System), and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). The code nominally describes a specific surgical technique but does not reflect the substance of what state and local governments are actually buying under this designation in current market activity.

No relevant recent opportunities are present in the source. The mismatch between the code's clinical scope and the procurement activity tagged to it suggests either miscoding by the issuing bodies or that the code does not serve as an active procurement vehicle in state and local contracting at this time.