UNSPSC 85715914: Fusion of cervicothoracic 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 cervicothoracic 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 0RG4071

UNSPSC 85715914 Fusion of cervicothoracic vertebral joint with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal surgical-procedure scope and actual state and local procurement activity under the code. Recent solicitations tagged to this code reflect no orthopedic spinal fusion work; instead, they describe occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, Centers of Excellence surgical networks, and emergency youth detention medical care. The code does not align with what state and local governments are actually buying under this tag today, and the taxonomy appears to have captured non-surgical administrative and managed-care services rather than vertebral fusion procedures.

The six recent opportunities span Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington (WSDOT ferries), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with issuing bodies including city retirement offices, county procurement divisions, state transportation departments, county health systems, and county juvenile probation departments. No single opportunity solicits spinal fusion work. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office is requesting disability medical record summaries and independent medical evaluations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation is purchasing occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (RFQ RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). This code carries no current decision relevance for firms pursuing spinal fusion or orthopedic surgical services in state and local procurement.