UNSPSC 85716506: Extirpation of matter from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 0RC43ZZ

UNSPSC 85716506 Extirpation of matter from cervicothoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure on the cervical spine—does not align with the recent solicitations tagged under it in the source material. The opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and juvenile detention medical services. None of these solicitations describe procurement of cervicothoracic spine surgery, surgical instruments, or related clinical supplies or services that would match the code's defined commodity.

The mismatch between the code's definition and the actual work being solicited suggests either a classification error in the source data or that state and local agencies are applying this code to a broader range of healthcare administrative and occupational health services rather than to the specific surgical procedure the code nominally describes. The recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies—Arizona city retirement boards, California municipal health systems, Washington state departments of transportation, Texas county probation departments, and Florida county governments—indicating that if the code were being applied correctly, procurement under it would span multiple jurisdictions and agency types. However, pending clarification of the underlying classification, this code does not present a coherent procurement category for business development targeting at present.