UNSPSC 85716257: Release cervicothoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release 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 0RN53ZZ

UNSPSC 85716257 Release cervicothoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code under which state and local governments are not actively soliciting medical procedure services. The six opportunities posted between late July and mid-September 2026 tagged to this code reflect administrative health services, benefits management, and staffing procurement — independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance, specialty and emergency care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which align with the spinal surgical procedure the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either tagging error by the issuing procurement offices or use of the code as a catch-all within health services categories that lack better-fitting taxonomy entries.

The issuing bodies span a geographic mix of counties, cities, and state agencies across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations under RFP RTMRFP26001 with a response date of October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach posted an RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs for its employee health plan with responses due October 7, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers with an RFQ and pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026 and proposals due October 9, 2026; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth with a September 25, 2026 response date; Collier County posted an RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately $8.7 million in annual historical spending; and Santa Clara County Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing with no guaranteed volume. The code shows no alignment with actual procurement activity and presents minimal relevance for firms pursuing spinal procedure or surgical services contracting.