UNSPSC 85716287: Insertion of spacer into cervicothoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into 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 0RH438Z

UNSPSC 85716287 Insertion of spacer into cervicothoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific spinal surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical carve-out benefit programs, and pediatric emergency medical services—none of which involve insertion of cervicothoracic vertebral spacers or procedural orthopedic intervention. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a data-classification artifact; the code appears to capture administrative and operational healthcare contracting rather than spine surgery itself.

Activity is geographically dispersed across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with recent solicitations issued by the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation services, RFP due October 16, 2026), City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out, RFP due October 7, 2026), Washington State Department of Transportation for the Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance, RFP due October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty medical services RFI due September 25, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management, RFP due April 9, 2026), and County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing, RFP due October 7, 2026). The issuing bodies span county government, municipal procurement offices, state transportation agencies, and health systems. Given the absence of procedure-specific purchasing and the fundamental disconnect between code name and actual work being solicited, this code does not represent a meaningful procurement target for vendors in spine surgery, medical devices, or orthopedic procedure services.