UNSPSC 85716006: Extirpation of matter from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, 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 0RC40ZZ

UNSPSC 85716006 Extirpation of matter from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a surgical procedure for removal of disc material from the cervicothoracic spine, but the six recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical care networks for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve spinal surgery or orthopedic procedures at the cervicothoracic vertebra. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement systems posting these opportunities or a significant misalignment between the code's nominal scope and its actual use in procurement tagging.

The recent opportunities under this code originate from diverse issuing bodies—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and County of Santa Clara Health System—and span Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. Activity is geographically dispersed across municipal, county, state department, and health system procurement offices. Given the lack of congruence between the code's defined procedure and the work actually being solicited, vendors pursuing state and local contracts in spinal surgery or cervicothoracic procedures should not rely on this code as a reliable source signal; the code as currently tagged does not reflect genuine procurement demand in its nominal scope.