UNSPSC 85715742: Insertion of spacer into cervical vertebral joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into cervical 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 0RH108Z

UNSPSC 85715742 Insertion of spacer into cervical vertebral joint, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity shows little alignment with this description. The code appears in state and local solicitations tagged to medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical carve-out benefits, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention medical services—none of which involve cervical spinal implants or surgical insertion procedures. The issuing bodies span county health systems, municipal retirement offices, state departments of transportation, county juvenile probation departments, and county boards of commissioners, indicating a broad mix of public health and benefits administration rather than a narrow surgical-procurement base.

Geographic activity includes Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with no clear concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) covering disability determinations for public safety pension applicants, the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence (due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 locations (due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid August 31, 2026). The code shows minimal recent activity genuinely related to spinal implant procurement and appears to be a misclassification artifact in state and local procurement systems.