UNSPSC 85716228: Removal of synthetic substitute from cervicothoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from cervicothoracic 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 0RP53JZ

UNSPSC 85716228 Removal of synthetic substitute from cervicothoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that state and local governments are not actively procuring under this specific classification. The six recent state and local contract opportunities tagged with or related to this code—spanning medical evaluations, surgery carve-out benefits, occupational health surveillance, youth detention medical services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—represent administrative health plan management, occupational medicine, emergency care coordination, and temporary clinical staffing, none of which align with the spine surgery procedure named in the code. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the underlying procurement records or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy assignment and the actual goods and services being solicited.

The issuing bodies across the recent opportunities include city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal health departments (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county governments (Collier County), and county health systems (County of Santa Clara). The geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits (HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). The code shows no current state and local procurement activity aligned with cervicothoracic vertebral disc surgery removal.