UNSPSC 85716261: Inspection of thoracolumbar vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to inspection of thoracolumbar 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 0RJB3ZZ

UNSPSC 85716261 Inspection of thoracolumbar vertebral disc, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve inspection or evaluation of thoracolumbar vertebral discs. Instead, the four posted solicitations focus on independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, occupational medical surveillance across ferry system operations, specialty surgical networks and Centers of Excellence for health plans, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing pools, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involve the specific diagnostic or procedural work the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and pension boards (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara Health System, Collier County), and city government (City of Long Beach), indicating broad public-sector demand for general medical services procurement rather than concentrated procurement of spinal disc inspection procedures.

The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) covering approximately 75 disability benefit applications annually at $750,000 over five years, and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). The code exhibits low precision for procurement specialists seeking spinal diagnostic services; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the medical services work actually being solicited suggests the opportunities may be miscoded or the code does not capture meaningful state and local procurement volume in this specific area.