UNSPSC 85716191: Repair cervical vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair cervical 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 0RQ33ZZ

UNSPSC 85716191 Repair cervical vertebral disc, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code; however, recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code does not reflect surgical procedures for cervical spine repair. Instead, the opportunities posted show administrative health-benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit administration, medical staffing, and independent disability medical evaluations. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope—a specific surgical intervention—and what state and local governments are actually buying under this tag suggests the code is being misapplied in the source material, or the code has been reassigned to cover a broader health services classification. The actual work being solicited spans occupational health screening, medical record review and summarization for pension and disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, and temporary clinical staffing for hospital systems.

Recent opportunities originate across multiple jurisdictions: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services and disability records summary preparation due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach (California) is requesting proposals for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program for its Anthem PPO plan due October 7, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation is seeking occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations due October 9, 2026; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth due September 25, 2026; Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services due April 9, 2026 with historical annual spending of approximately $8.7 million; and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) solicited proposals to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026. The issuing bodies include state transportation departments, county health systems, county juvenile justice, city retirement boards, and city human resources divisions. Geographic concentration includes California, Washington, Arizona, Texas, and Florida, with activity spread across state and local health administration, occupational health, and benefits management functions.