UNSPSC 85716035: Destruction of thoracic vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of thoracic 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 0R590ZZ

UNSPSC 85716035 Destruction of thoracic vertebral disc, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally refers to a surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal alignment with orthopedic or neurosurgical services. The most recent opportunities tagged to this code instead span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-outs for government employee health plans — none of which involve thoracic vertebral disc destruction procedures. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that this Commodity code is being applied to a broader health services administrative or medical staffing category than its nominal name indicates.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), indicating scattered state and local engagement rather than concentrated regional demand. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) for disability benefit determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid conference August 31, 2026); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (due October 7, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). Given the procedural mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual opportunities appearing under it, this code should be treated as inactive for orthopedic surgical contracting and monitored only if your firm pursues broader health services administration or occupational health contracts.