UNSPSC 85716118: Revision of drainage device in thoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of drainage device in thoracic 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 0RW930Z

UNSPSC 85716118 Revision of drainage device in thoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's abstract scope—a specific spinal surgical procedure—does not align with the recent opportunities tagged under it, which span occupational health screening, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary clinical staffing placement, and independent medical evaluations for public-sector pension boards. These are administrative and operational health services procurement activities, not the orthopedic surgical interventions the code nominally describes. State and local purchasing under this code, as tagged in recent solicitations, appears to address health service contracting and workforce management rather than discrete surgical procedures.

The opportunities that carry this code involve diverse issuing bodies: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office managing pension disability determinations, the City of Long Beach administering employee health benefits, the Washington State Department of Transportation (ferries division) managing occupational health compliance, Harris County Juvenile Probation seeking emergency and specialty care for detained youth, Collier County administering pharmacy benefits for 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members, and the County of Santa Clara Health System building a temporary clinical staffing vendor pool. Geographic activity appears concentrated in California, Arizona, Florida, and Washington, with no pattern suggesting heavy recent volume. Without clear alignment between the code's title and the services actually being procured, pursuing opportunities under this code requires careful review of individual solicitation scope language rather than reliance on the code designation alone.