UNSPSC 85716024: Drainage of thoracic vertebral joint with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of thoracic vertebral joint 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 0R9600Z

UNSPSC 85716024 Drainage of thoracic vertebral joint with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local contracting. The source contains no opportunities related to surgical drainage procedures, spinal instrumentation, or medical device provision. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefits carve-out programs, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve thoracic vertebral joint drainage or the orthopedic surgical procedures the code nominally describes. This mismatch signals a data-tagging error in the source rather than genuine procurement activity under the code's intended scope.

The state and local issuing bodies posting these opportunities include city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), city human resources departments (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county health systems (County of Santa Clara), county procurement divisions (Collier County), and county human resources functions. Geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent activity includes the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services ($750,000 maximum over five years, proposals due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (proposals due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance (proposals due October 9, 2026). No procurement activity under this code's actual scope — thoracic vertebral joint drainage with drainage device — appears in the available opportunities.