UNSPSC 85716135: Revision of spacer in cervicothoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of spacer in cervicothoracic vertebral joint, 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 0RW438Z

UNSPSC 85716135 Revision of spacer in cervicothoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code, yet state and local procurement records show no recent opportunities aligned with this orthopedic surgical procedure classification. The code nominally describes a specific spinal implant revision service, but the most recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code concern disability medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical roles—none of which involve cervicothoracic vertebral spacer procedures or related orthopedic device procurement.

The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement system or a significant gap between the code's clinical definition and its application in practice. Without evidence of actual vertebral spacer procurement or related orthopedic surgical procedure contracting under this code in recent state and local activity, the code shows little decision-relevant purchasing signal. A firm evaluating this Commodity code should verify whether state and local governments are actually procuring cervicothoracic spacer devices or revision services under different codes, through group purchasing organizations, or as components of broader healthcare provider contracts that bypass explicit device-level coding.