UNSPSC 85716235: Removal of spacer from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer from 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 0RP438Z

UNSPSC 85716235 Removal of spacer from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged to this code—including independent medical evaluation services for pension board disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational health surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary ancillary health professional staffing—do not align with spinal surgery procedures or the specific clinical intervention the code describes. State and local governments do not appear to be soliciting this procedure or related surgical implant removal services as a standalone procurement line; where spinal procedures may be included, they are subsumed within broader health benefit management, medical network contracting, or occupational health programs rather than procured discretely by code.

The issuing bodies in recent notices span state departments, counties, and municipal health systems across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, but none of their activity targets the orthopedic or neurosurgical service category this code nominates. The mismatch between the code's specificity—a defined surgical procedure with precise anatomical and technical parameters—and the generalist health-services and benefits-administration work actually being tagged to it suggests either misclassification in the source data or dormancy in state and local procurement under this particular code. Business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for current opportunity pursuit and verify coding accuracy if a prospect references it.