UNSPSC 85716188: Repair thoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair thoracic 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 0RQ63ZZ

UNSPSC 85716188 Repair thoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows no material alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominates a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under this code span independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, surgical center-of-excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency youth detention medical care — none of which involve thoracic vertebral joint repair or percutaneous surgical intervention. The mismatch suggests the code was applied inconsistently across these solicitations, possibly as a secondary or administrative classification that does not reflect the actual work scope.

The issuing bodies in the recent-opportunities block are a city retirement office (Phoenix), a city human resources department (Long Beach), a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), a county government health system (Collier County), and a county health system (Santa Clara County). Geographic activity concentrates in California, Arizona, Washington, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RFP 26001, due October 16, 2026) scoped to disability benefit determination support; Long Beach's RFP for surgical carve-out benefits within a PPO plan (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); and Washington State Ferries' RFP for occupational medical surveillance (RFP 20260825, due October 9, 2026) requiring board certification in occupational medicine. Because the code's nominal scope does not match the work being bought, this code warrants minimal pursuit focus absent clarification of coding intent by the issuing jurisdictions.