UNSPSC 85716101: Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in thoracolumbar vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in thoracolumbar vertebral disc, percutaneous 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 0RWB3KZ

UNSPSC 85716101, Revision of nonautologous tissue substitute in thoracolumbar vertebral disc, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific spinal surgical procedure—does not match the character of opportunities recently tagged to it. Recent solicitations under this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these represent orthopedic or spinal surgical implant procurement, revision procedures, or related surgical services. The mismatch suggests either misclassification by issuing bodies or that this code is used as a catch-all for diverse health-care-related purchasing rather than for its intended surgical commodity.

The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county procurement divisions (Collier County, Harris County), and county health systems. Geographic activity appears concentrated in California, Arizona, Washington, and Florida, with opportunities ranging from $750,000 five-year contracts for medical evaluation services to estimated $8.7 million annual pharmacy spending. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (RFP 25-8414, due April 9, 2026). Given the code's poor fit with the opportunities actually being solicited, vendors should verify coding accuracy before investing pursuit effort.