UNSPSC 85716709: Removal of spacer from thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer from 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 0RPA48Z

UNSPSC 85716709 Removal of spacer from thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code for which state and local procurement activity shows little alignment with the nominal surgical procedure scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code are instead procuring comprehensive occupational health services, retirement disability evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical center-of-excellence networks for government employee health plans, temporary clinical staffing, and emergency/specialty care for detained youth. None of the recent solicitations describe or reference spinal surgical procedures, device removal, or percutaneous endoscopic interventions. The issuing bodies across recent activity include state agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and regional public health systems, indicating broad adoption of the code across the state and local sector. However, the mismatch between the code's stated clinical scope and the health-services-administration work actually being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that this Commodity code does not reflect current purchasing patterns in this market.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services (occupational health examinations across 14 ferry system locations, proposals due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services for public safety disability pension determinations ($750,000 maximum over five years, proposals due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's HR26753 for surgical benefit carve-out management through Centers of Excellence (proposals due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQHHSFY270052 for temporary ancillary health professional staffing across thirteen clinical categories (proposals due October 7, 2026). The code shows material procurement activity but appears functionally misaligned with its narrow surgical-procedure definition, warranting verification of actual commodity classification in target jurisdictions before pursuing.