UNSPSC 85716018: Drainage of thoracolumbar vertebral disc with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of thoracolumbar vertebral disc with drainage device, 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 0R9B00Z

UNSPSC 85716018 Drainage of thoracolumbar vertebral disc with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that carries a medical procedure classification, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under it bear no relevance to surgical spine intervention. Instead, the opportunities reflect a mismatch between the code assignment and the work actually being solicited: independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, occupational health surveillance, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, specialty and emergency medical services for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these activities involve drainage of vertebral discs or surgical implantation of drainage devices. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope.

The jurisdictions issuing under this code span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of the Ferries division), counties (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System), and cities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). Geographic activity includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no clear concentration. Issuing bodies are pursuing RFPs and RFQs for services delivered across multiple operational locations, with response dates ranging from September through October 2026; the one exception, Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP, lists an anomalous April 2026 deadline that predates the posting date, signaling a data quality issue in the source record.