UNSPSC 85715671: Removal of drainage device from cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device 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 0RP500Z

UNSPSC 85715671 Removal of drainage device from cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities show no solicitations for this medical intervention itself. Instead, the six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 address adjacent healthcare delivery and administration services: independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) seeks disability medical record summarization and independent medical examination scheduling for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applications; the City of Long Beach (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026) requests a Centers of Excellence surgical carve-out covering knee, hip, spine, heart, and oncology procedures for 3,800 active employees and retirees; the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) procures occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (RFI 071626BNM, due September 25, 2026) seeks hospital entities for emergency and specialty care of detained youth; Collier County (RFP 25-8414) contracted for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending; and Santa Clara County Health System (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) established a five-year qualified vendor pool for temporary staffing in 13 ancillary health professional categories.

The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Ferries), county health systems and administrative offices (Collier County, Santa Clara County, Harris County), and municipal retirement and benefits operations (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach). Recent activity concentrates in California (Long Beach, Santa Clara), Arizona (Phoenix), Washington State (Ferries), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). The code shows no direct procurement activity for the specific spinal surgical procedure it nominally describes; the UNSPSC tag appears misaligned with the actual opportunities surfaced in state and local healthcare and benefits administration.