UNSPSC 85715805: Fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, 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 0RGA0K1

UNSPSC 85715805 Fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its clinical procedural designation and recent state and local procurement activity. The source records six recent opportunities, none of which involve spinal fusion procedures or orthopedic implant procurement. The mismatch suggests either miscoding at the issuing agency or a taxonomic gap in how this code is applied to state and local medical contracting.

The recent opportunities posted under this code reflect instead occupational and disability medical services, pharmacy benefit management, surgery carve-out networks, temporary clinical staffing, and juvenile detention health services. The Washington State Department of Transportation (Ferries division) solicited occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals with a pre-bid scheduled for August 31, 2026 and proposals due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations with a $750,000 five-year contract and proposals due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach requested a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program focusing on knee, hip, spine, heart, and oncology procedures through Centers of Excellence, with proposals due October 7, 2026; the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing with proposals due October 7, 2026; Collier County solicited pharmacy benefit management services with approximately $8.7 million in annual historical spending and a deadline of April 9, 2026; and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for hospital and specialty medical providers serving detained youth with responses due September 25, 2026. Issuing bodies span state departments, county human resources and retirement offices, city procurement bureaus, and county health systems across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The code shows recent activity concentrated in the western and southern United States but carries no substantive connection to spinal fusion procurement.