UNSPSC 85715667: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from cervicothoracic vertebral disc, 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 0RP50KZ

UNSPSC 85715667, Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The source records six recent state and local opportunities, none of which involve surgical removal of tissue substitutes from spinal discs. Instead, the opportunities span occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries), independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical procedure carve-out benefits and Centers of Excellence networks (City of Long Beach), specialty and emergency medical services for youth in custody (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (County of Santa Clara Health System). The code's nominal scope—a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—does not appear in any of these solicitations, suggesting either that the code is frequently misapplied in state and local tagging or that the procedure itself generates minimal procurement activity in the jurisdictions tracked.

Geographic coverage in the source spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas, with no concentration in any single state or region. Issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and municipalities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach). The recent opportunities posted between July and September 2026 involve response dates ranging from September 25, 2026 (Harris County RFI, emergency and inpatient medical services) through October 16, 2026 (Phoenix RFP, independent medical evaluations). No recent procurement appears to target the orthopedic surgical procedure described in the code name, indicating that business development activity under this code should focus on validating whether the code is genuinely used by state and local buyers for the stated service line or whether opportunities involving this procedure are tagged differently.