UNSPSC 85715819: Fusion of 8 or more thoracic vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0RG80KJ

UNSPSC 85715819 — Fusion of 8 or more thoracic vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach — is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The six recent opportunities tagged under this code in the source material address independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational health surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which align with spinal fusion surgery or implantable medical devices. The mismatch between the code's surgical-procedure nomenclature and the actual opportunities suggests either miscoding in the source records or use of this code as a catch-all for medical services procurement outside its intended scope.

State and local procurement activity under this code tier does not support a pursue decision at this time. No issuing body appears to solicit fusion surgeries, surgical implants, or related orthopedic procedures under this code in the recent record. Business development professionals evaluating this code should confirm with individual procurement offices whether the code is used deliberately for medical device or surgical-service contracting in their target jurisdictions, or treat it as inactive for state and local pursuit purposes.