UNSPSC 85716533: Destruction of thoracolumbar vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of thoracolumbar 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 0R5B3ZZ

UNSPSC 85716533 Destruction of thoracolumbar vertebral disc, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific spinal surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code involve medical administration, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health staffing, and surgical center-of-excellence networks—none of which involve destruction of thoracolumbar vertebral discs or percutaneous spinal procedures. The issuing bodies sourcing under this code include city retirement systems, county health systems, state transportation departments, county boards, and county probation departments. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement databases or that the code itself is being used as a catch-all for medical services unrelated to spinal surgery. This coding drift substantially limits the utility of this code for targeting procurement activity in spinal procedures or orthopedic surgical services.

The geographic spread of recorded activity includes Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and Florida (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), with no concentration in any single region. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 five-year maximum), the City of Long Beach's RFP HR26753 for surgical benefit carve-out services (due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026, pre-bid conference August 31, 2026). The code shows no relevant recent activity for firms pursuing work in spinal surgery, orthopedic procedure centers, or percutaneous surgical techniques at the state or local level.