UNSPSC 85716648: Revision of spacer in cervical vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of spacer in cervical 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 0RW148Z

UNSPSC 85716648 Revision of spacer in cervical vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. The code's title describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it concern occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, medical record summarization for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which correspond to cervical spine surgery or spinal device procurement. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding or that the code is being applied to health services contracting more broadly rather than to orthopedic implants or surgical procedures as the code name implies.

The issuing bodies in the opportunity set span state departments, counties, and special districts across multiple states: the Washington State Department of Transportation (for the ferries division), Collier County in Florida, Harris County in Texas, the City of Long Beach in California, the City of Phoenix in Arizona, and the County of Santa Clara in California. No meaningful pattern of repeat buying or geographic concentration emerges from the sample. Without opportunities that actually solicit spinal spacers, orthopedic implants, or related devices, this code does not present a clear procurement signal for firms in the medical device or surgical supplies space.