UNSPSC 85716017: Drainage of thoracolumbar vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of thoracolumbar 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 0R9B0ZZ

UNSPSC 85716017 Drainage of thoracolumbar vertebral disc, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 and tagged with this code—independent medical evaluation services for retirement disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out management for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—do not align with orthopedic spine surgery procedures. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical intervention on the thoracolumbar spine—does not match the administrative, staffing, and benefit-management services state and local governments are actually procuring under this tag.

This mismatch suggests either a systematic coding error in the source data or incidental misclassification of individual opportunities. State and local procurement offices do not typically solicit open surgical procedures through public contracting; clinical services of this type are purchased through provider networks, managed care agreements, or health plan carve-outs rather than direct procedure-level RFPs. Firms evaluating opportunity flow under this code should assume the tagging is unreliable and verify any future postings against the actual scope of work before committing pursuit resources.