UNSPSC 85715816: Fusion of 8 or more thoracic vertebral joints, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of 8 or more thoracic vertebral joints, posterior approach, anterior 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 0RG80ZJ

UNSPSC 85715816 Fusion of 8 or more thoracic vertebral joints, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six recent opportunities posted under this code — including independent medical evaluation services for pension board disability determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical benefits carve-out management (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (County of Santa Clara Health System) — span benefits administration, occupational health compliance, and clinical staffing services that do not align with the code's nominal scope of spinal fusion surgical procedures. None of the posted opportunities solicits spine surgery, surgical technique training, procedural devices, or related clinical services falling within the code's definition.

The mismatch suggests either miscoding at the source-agency level or that this UNSPSC code does not reflect current state and local spending patterns for spinal fusion services. Buyers pursuing this code should verify with issuing bodies whether spine surgery procurement is ongoing outside the public notice record or whether the code has been applied inconsistently to non-surgical health services. No geographic concentration, issuing-body pattern, or representative procurement timeline can be reliably drawn from opportunities that fall outside the code's scope.