UNSPSC 85716443: Fusion of cervical vertebral joint with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of cervical vertebral joint with autologous tissue substitute, posterior 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 0RG137J

UNSPSC 85716443, Fusion of cervical vertebral joint with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous approach, is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity among state and local procurement opportunities. The six most recent opportunities posted under or near this code span independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance for transportation employees, emergency and specialty healthcare services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve spinal fusion procedures or orthopedic surgical implants. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical procedure requiring specialized implant materials and physician expertise; the recent solicitations reflect broader health benefit administration, occupational health screening, and temporary clinical staffing, indicating a significant mismatch between the code's procedural definition and actual state and local buying patterns.

State and local procurement offices do not typically solicit directly for specific surgical procedures such as cervical fusion at the Commodity level. When they purchase spine-related services, they typically do so through health plan contracts, preferred provider network agreements, centers of excellence carve-outs, or occupational health benefit programs — structures that appear in the opportunity records but that do not isolate fusion procedures as line items. Practitioners pursuing work in spine surgery, orthopedic implants, or related surgical services under this code should verify that opportunities actually name fusion procedures, implant specifications, or related surgical-services contracts before investing in proposal development. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by the issuing body or that the code is rarely used for state and local procurement in this specialty domain.