UNSPSC 85716609: Revision of spacer in thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of spacer in thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0RWA48Z

UNSPSC 85716609 Revision of spacer in thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that bears no meaningful relationship to the state and local procurement activity appearing in the recent-opportunities block. The code nominally describes a specific spinal surgery procedure, yet the solicitations tagged under it span occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing for a county health system, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these opportunities involve thoracolumbar vertebral procedures or percutaneous endoscopic revision work. The mismatch suggests either a systematic coding error or misapplication of the code to health services procurement more broadly. State and local issuers appear to have used this code as a catch-all for medical services contracting rather than as a designator for a discrete surgical service line.

The recent opportunities reflect activity across multiple jurisdictions and issuing-body types: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) covering disability medical record review and examination scheduling for approximately 75 annual public safety pension applications at $750,000 over five years, and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) requiring baseline, periodic, and exit examinations by physicians board-certified in occupational medicine. Given the code's systematic misapplication and absence of solicitations actually seeking spinal surgery procedures, pursuit of opportunities under this code requires verification that the issuer's true scope aligns with your firm's service line before responding.