UNSPSC 85716037: Destruction of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of cervicothoracic 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 0R550ZZ

UNSPSC 85716037 Destruction of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, open approach is a Commodity code that, in current state and local procurement practice, does not track surgical procedures themselves but rather the administrative and ancillary medical services that support public employee health benefit administration, occupational medical surveillance, and healthcare network management. The recent solicitations tagged under this code reflect a mismatch between the code's nominal scope—a specific spinal surgical procedure—and the actual procurement activity, which encompasses independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program administration, occupational health examinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical care for youth in custody. State and local issuers of these notices include city retirement offices, municipal human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile probation systems, county health systems, and county benefits consortiums. The work being solicited involves medical record review and summarization, scheduling and coordination of physician examinations, network development and steerage for specialty procedures, occupational surveillance compliance, and staffing of ancillary clinical roles—none of which align with the procedural code designation.

Activity under this code is geographically dispersed across Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State (multiple ferry system locations), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with no dominant buyer or jurisdiction. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office sought independent medical evaluation services for approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years, due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach issued an RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits with an anticipated April 1, 2027 go-live; the Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance across 14 statewide ferry locations, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference held August 31, 2026. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned to its stated procedure-specific scope, indicating that vendors pursuing opportunities in this category should focus on the administrative medical service and benefits management functions actually being procured rather than surgical procedure delivery itself.