UNSPSC 85715675: Removal of spacer from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer 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 0RP408Z

UNSPSC 85715675 Removal of spacer from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it encompass occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical carve-out benefit programs, and pediatric emergency medical services—none of which involve spinal surgical procedures or vertebral joint interventions. The mismatch between the code's procedural title and the scope of work actually being solicited suggests either misclassification in the source data or that this code is not actively used by state and local procurement offices for routine purchasing activity.

The six recent opportunities span diverse issuing bodies including city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal health plans (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county human resources and health care consortiums (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara County), clustered geographically in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. None of the solicitations—RFPs and RFQs posted between July and September 2026 with response dates through October—align with the vertebral joint surgery classification embedded in the code number. Firms evaluating procurement opportunity under this code should treat it as inactive for state and local contracting purposes and verify correct UNSPSC coding if pursuing medical, health professional staffing, or occupational health services separately.