UNSPSC 85716303: Fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, anterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, anterior approach, anterior column, 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 0RGA3Z0

UNSPSC 85716303, Fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, anterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code whose taxonomy label does not align with the state and local procurement activity posted under it. Recent opportunities tagged with this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, specialty medical services for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which relate to spinal fusion procedures or surgical implant services. The code shows no recent state or local solicitations for the orthopedic surgical procedures or devices its name describes.

The mismatch between code and solicitation scope suggests either systematic miscoding in the source system or that this code is used by state and local procurement offices to capture non-surgical medical evaluation and staffing activities that fall outside traditional orthopedic implant procurement. Without evidence of recent opportunities actually requesting spinal fusion procedures, devices, or related supplies under this code, there is no actionable market signal to report. Vendors pursuing state and local contracts for thoracolumbar fusion work should verify the correct UNSPSC codes used in their target jurisdictions' procurement systems rather than rely on this taxonomy entry.