UNSPSC 85716027: Drainage of cervicothoracic vertebral joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of 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 0R940ZZ

UNSPSC 85716027 Drainage of cervicothoracic vertebral joint, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal relevant recent state and local procurement activity under its nominal medical procedure scope. The code does not align with the actual opportunities recently tagged to it in state and local contract databases.

The recent opportunities associated with this code address occupational and disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management administration, temporary health professional staffing pools, and surgical benefit network carve-outs — none of which match the specific orthopedic surgical procedure named in the commodity description. The Washington State Department of Transportation's Washington State Ferries division issued an RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance services including baseline and periodic examinations for shipyard workers and vessel crew across 14 ferry terminals, requiring examinations by physicians board-certified in occupational medicine. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office, on behalf of its Fire and Police Pension Boards, posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) seeking independent medical evaluation services for approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years commencing February 3, 2027. The County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories including audiology, orthopedic services, and surgical services, with no guaranteed volume and individual category evaluation. Collier County issued an RFP (258414) for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members, with historical spending around $8.7 million annually and a three-year initial contract term effective January 1, 2026. These opportunities span Arizona, Washington, California, and Florida jurisdictions, but none procure the spinal drainage procedure itself — the code assignment appears to be a taxonomy mismatch rather than a signal of active surgical-procedure purchasing under this commodity.