UNSPSC 85716220: Removal of synthetic substitute from thoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from 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 0RP63JZ

UNSPSC 85716220 Removal of synthetic substitute from thoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose nominal title describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect surgical or clinical procedural services. The recent opportunities tagged to this code encompass occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for public safety retirement disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out networks for government employee health plans, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — a range of administrative, occupational health, and benefits management services with no connection to thoracic vertebral joint procedures. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county juvenile justice agencies, and county commissioners' offices, reflecting a mix of administrative and healthcare purchasing entities across multiple jurisdictions and operational contexts.

The code shows recent activity in Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) supporting disability retirement determinations for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applicants with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program serving approximately 3,800 active employees and retirees (HR26753, due October 7, 2026, with go-live targeted for April 1, 2027); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code itself appears to be a taxonomy mismatch — the opportunities being solicited have no clinical or surgical content aligned with the code's stated scope.