UNSPSC 85715814: Fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint with autologous 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 autologous 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 0RGA071

UNSPSC 85715814 Fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code describes a surgical procedure for spinal fusion, but the six recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code instead solicit independent medical evaluation services, surgery benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve spinal fusion or the orthopedic surgical procedures the code nominally describes. The mismatch between the code's procedural scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding or use of the code as a placeholder within state and local procurement systems that do not maintain separate taxonomies for insurance administration and benefits management.

The issuing bodies span diverse jurisdictions: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California). Recent opportunities are concentrated in the Southwest and West, with the strongest activity in California, Arizona, Washington, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits through Centers of Excellence (due October 7, 2026, targeting April 1, 2027 go-live), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026, two-year term with optional five-year extension). The code appears to function as a catch-all medical-administration tag rather than a procurement vehicle for the spinal fusion procedures it nominally names.