UNSPSC 85716013: Excision of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, 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 0RB50ZZ

UNSPSC 85716013 Excision of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under it bear no meaningful relationship to the code's nominal scope. The opportunities in the block are overwhelmingly healthcare administration and management services — inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county prison, pharmacy benefit management for a county employee health plan, virtual primary and urgent care for county members, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve surgical procedures or spinal disc excision. The code assignment appears to be a data-entry error or misclassification in the posting systems rather than a reflection of actual procurement activity under this Commodity code.

State and local procurement under UNSPSC 85716013 shows no relevant recent activity. The opportunities present illustrate a broader pattern of healthcare service procurement by county governments and county health departments — Muscogee County (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and Santa Monica (California) — but they do not represent goods or services within the scope of this code. Firms pursuing surgical-device or procedure-code opportunities should verify code assignment in notices independently rather than rely on posted UNSPSC tags.