UNSPSC 85716537: Destruction of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of cervicothoracic 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 0R553ZZ

UNSPSC 85716537 Destruction of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific spinal surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code do not procure spine surgery or related medical device services; instead, they solicit occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, and surgical carve-out network management services. The issuing bodies span state departments, county health systems, county commissioners' offices, and city retirement agencies across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no vendor concentration or repeat buyer pattern evident in the recent activity.

The geographic spread includes Arizona (City of Phoenix Retirement Office disability medical evaluations, RFP due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach surgical procedure carve-out program, RFP due October 7, 2026; County of Santa Clara temporary health professional staffing, RFP due October 7, 2026), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management services, RFP due April 9, 2026), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance for ferries, RFP due October 9, 2026), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department specialty medical services for detained youth, RFI due September 25, 2026). The code exhibits substantial misclassification — none of these solicitations involve percutaneous cervical spine surgery, implants, or related surgical devices. This code warrants caution for vendors pursuing spine surgical services; recent state and local activity tagged to this code does not reflect the procedure the code nominally describes.