UNSPSC 85716503: Extirpation of matter from thoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 0RC93ZZ

UNSPSC 85716503 Extirpation of matter from thoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous approach (Commodity) does not align with the scope of work state and local governments are actually soliciting under this code. The recent opportunities posted under this classification involve occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, independent medical evaluations for pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which describe percutaneous thoracic spine surgery or related surgical procedures. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the state and local procurement systems or a fundamental misalignment between the UNSPSC code definition and how issuing bodies are tagging their solicitations.

The geographic and issuing-body distribution across the recent opportunities reveals activity in Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (Cities of Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington State (WSDOT), and Texas (Harris County), with a mix of county governments, city procurement offices, state transportation departments, and county health systems as buyers. No representative procurement activity directly supporting the code's surgical-procedure scope was identified in the source material.