UNSPSC 85716263: Inspection of thoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to inspection of thoracic 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 0RJ93ZZ

UNSPSC 85716263 Inspection of thoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure occupational health surveillance, medical record review and summarization, independent medical evaluations for benefit determination, and specialized clinical staffing services—work substantially divorced from the code's nominal clinical procedure name. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing comprehensive disability medical evaluations for public safety retirement systems, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, pharmacy benefit management administration, surgical care networks for municipal employees, and temporary specialty clinical staffing. The issuing bodies span county human resources departments, county boards of commissioners, city retirement offices affiliated with pension boards, state transportation departments, county health systems, county juvenile probation departments, and municipal procurement offices on behalf of health plan trustees. No single issuer appears more than once in the recent activity, indicating a fragmented buyer base without repeat procurers under this code.

Geographic concentration appears in the Southwest and California, with recent solicitations issued by the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation (Washington), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and County of Santa Clara Health System (California). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services—disability medical record summary preparation and scheduling of independent medical and psychiatric examinations for approximately 75 annual public safety disability benefit applications, with a $750,000 maximum five-year contract term and proposals due October 16, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington locations for shipyard, engine, deck, and asbestos-team workers, with a two-year term and optional five-year extensions, and proposals due October 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFP to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories including audiology, diagnostic imaging, orthopedic, respiratory care, and surgical services, with proposals due October 7, 2026.