UNSPSC 85716653: Supplement thoracolumbar vertebral disc with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement thoracolumbar vertebral disc with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0RUB4KZ

UNSPSC 85716653 (Supplement thoracolumbar vertebral disc with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous endoscopic approach), a Commodity code, does not appear to align with the recent state and local contract opportunities on file. The code nominally describes a spinal surgical procedure involving vertebral disc supplementation; however, the posted solicitations under this code reflect occupational and occupational health services, pharmacy benefit administration, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure networks, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve spinal implants or vertebral disc procedures. The source shows no recent state and local opportunities actually soliciting spinal implant devices or related surgical consumables under this code.

The geographic spread and issuing-body mix reflected in the opportunities tagged to this code are broad but disconnected from the code's intended scope. Solicitations originate from the City of Phoenix (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County (Texas), Collier County (Florida), and Santa Clara County (California), spanning state departments, county health systems, city pension offices, and transit authorities. This fragmentation suggests either a systematic tagging error in the state and local procurement system or that this code is rarely used for its nominal purpose in public procurement. Firms evaluating this code should clarify with procurement offices in their target regions whether the code is in active use for spinal implant or vertebral procedure products, or whether it represents archived or dormant taxonomy not yet reflected in recent opportunity data.