UNSPSC 85715728: Insertion of spacer into thoracic vertebral joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into 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 0RH608Z

UNSPSC 85715728 Insertion of spacer into thoracic vertebral joint, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment with state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet recent opportunities tagged under it do not involve medical device procurement, surgical implants, or procedural supply contracting. Instead, the recent solicitations span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, specialty surgical center-of-excellence networks, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve the insertion of spinal spacers or related implantable devices. The issuing bodies represent a mix of city pension and retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county juvenile probation operations, but the work being procured bears no connection to the code's nominal scope.

The recent opportunities on record — including the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's request for disability medical evaluation services (RFP, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance solicitation (RFP, due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing vehicle (RFP, due October 7, 2026) — suggest either a taxonomy misclassification or a data-entry error in the source records. No recent state or local procurement activity specifically targets spinal implant devices, surgical instrumentation, or orthopedic procedure supplies under this code. Pursuit of opportunities under this code is not recommended without clarification of the actual commodity or service being acquired.