UNSPSC 85716687: Repair thoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair thoracic vertebral disc, 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 0RQ94ZZ

UNSPSC 85716687 Repair thoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity shows minimal alignment with its technical medical procedure name. The code does not map to the surgical spine interventions its title suggests; instead, recent opportunities tagged to this code span inmate medical services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care platforms, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction — a collection of health administration and clinical services wholly unrelated to percutaneous endoscopic spinal disc repair. The issuing bodies include county health departments (Collier County, Monroe County), county corrections agencies (Muscogee County), county behavioral health services (San Mateo County), and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica). This appears to reflect a coding taxonomy mismatch rather than legitimate procurement demand under the code's stated scope.

Activity is dispersed across Florida (Collier County, Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County), and California local government (Santa Monica), with no geographic concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the Muscogee County Prison inmate medical and pharmacy services RFP posted April 15, 2026, due May 15, 2026, covering comprehensive medical intake, chronic care, emergency referrals, specialty care, pharmacy services, and dental care for approximately 576 inmates; the Collier County Pharmacy Benefit Management Services RFP posted April 9, 2026, covering claims processing, formulary management, specialty pharmacy, and network services for 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spending of approximately $8.7 million; and the Monroe County virtual primary and urgent care services RFP posted March 14, 2026, due April 16, 2026, requiring 24/7 virtual and urgent care delivery to 2,300 county members with bilingual support. The code itself does not reflect current procurement intent — solicitations are mislabeled under a surgical procedure taxonomy that bears no relationship to the health administration, clinical management, and behavioral health services actually being procured.