UNSPSC 85715674: Removal of interbody fusion device from cervicothoracic 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 cervicothoracic 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 0RP40AZ

UNSPSC 85715674 Removal of interbody fusion device from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and the medical services state and local governments are actually soliciting. Recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve surgical device removal; instead they reflect broader occupational health, disability evaluation, employee health benefits, pharmacy management, and temporary clinical staffing procurement. The code appears to have been misapplied to health services procurement that falls outside orthopedic surgical device management entirely. State and local issuing bodies posting under this code include county health systems, county pension and retirement boards, state transportation departments, and county probation departments, alongside municipal health benefits offices—a wide mix reflecting administrative rather than procedural medical contracting.

Geographic activity centers on the Southwest and West, with solicitations from Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara Health System), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year ceiling and October 16, 2026 response deadline; the City of Long Beach RFP HR26753 for surgical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence networks with an October 7, 2026 deadline; the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations with an October 9, 2026 deadline; and the County of Santa Clara Health System RFSQ HHSFY270052 for temporary health professional staffing qualification with an October 7, 2026 deadline. The code's recent activity does not support a pursue strategy for surgical device manufacturers or procedure-specific device vendors; it signals instead that the taxonomy misclassification makes this code unreliable for targeting orthopedic device opportunities at state and local level.