UNSPSC 85716515: Excision of cervical vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of cervical 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 0RB33ZZ

UNSPSC 85716515 Excision of cervical vertebral disc, percutaneous approach, Commodity, describes a specific surgical procedure code that does not align with the scope of work state and local governments are actually procuring under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, specialty surgical benefit carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, pharmacy benefit management, and emergency services for detained youth—none of which involve performing excision of cervical vertebral disc procedures. The code appears to have been applied to health-service procurement activities that fall outside its intended taxonomy scope, suggesting either a classification error in the source data or a mismatch between how the code has been applied and its clinical procedure definition.

The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach). Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. No evidence of actual procurement demand for cervical vertebral disc excision services under this code appears in the source material.