UNSPSC 85716262: Inspection of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to inspection of thoracolumbar 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 0RJA3ZZ

UNSPSC 85716262 Inspection of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that sees minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect the medical procedure inspection work the code nominally describes. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code cover occupational medical surveillance programs, independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management administration, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which involve thoracolumbar vertebral joint inspection or percutaneous procedures. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or a systematic miscoding issue within the jurisdiction's procurement taxonomy.

The few recent opportunities posted include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals (due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out networks including spine procedures (due October 7, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System's qualification pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026). Issuing bodies include state departments, county health systems, municipal retirement offices, and county procurement divisions. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, and Washington. The code shows little relevant recent activity for firms targeting thoracolumbar inspection or percutaneous spine procedures in state and local procurement.