UNSPSC 85716534: Destruction of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of thoracolumbar 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 0R5A3ZZ

UNSPSC 85716534 Destruction of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure on the spine, but the state and local opportunities tagged under this code are instead soliciting independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for Centers of Excellence networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these match the code's stated clinical scope. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by the issuing bodies or that this Commodity code is not actively used by state and local procurement offices for their actual medical and health service buys.

The recent opportunities show activity across multiple jurisdictions and health-related service categories: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, RFP due October 16, 2026, maximum $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach (surgical procedure carve-out networks for PPO members, RFP due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations, RFP due October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, RFI due September 25, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members, RFP due April 9, 2026, estimated historical annual spend $8.7 million), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary ancillary health professional staffing across 13 clinical categories, RFP due October 7, 2026, multiple-award vehicle). These are health administrative, staffing, and benefit-management services, not surgical procedures, and the code appears to show little relevant procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope.