UNSPSC 85716713: Removal of drainage device from thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device 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 0RPA40Z

UNSPSC 85716713, Removal of drainage device from thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code. The recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code bear no direct relationship to the code's nominal medical procedure scope; instead, they reflect broad health services procurement across public sector employers and health systems—disability medical record review and independent medical evaluations, surgical and medical procedure networks, occupational medical surveillance, specialty care for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing. The issuing bodies represent city retirement offices, municipal human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile probation systems, county health consortia, and county health systems. The mismatch between the code's specificity (a single orthopedic surgical procedure) and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding or the code's use as a catch-all for medical services procurement that does not fit more precisely. This code shows little decision-relevant activity aligned with its nominal scope.

Recent opportunities posted across Arizona, California, Washington State, Texas, and Florida reveal public-sector procurement focused on administrative and delivery infrastructure for health benefits rather than the procedure itself. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) covering medical record review and scheduling of disability examinations under Arizona's Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, with a $750,000 maximum over five years. The City of Long Beach requested proposals for a surgical procedure carve-out and Centers of Excellence network (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026) covering knee, hip, spine, and other procedures on a voluntary basis for approximately 3,800 enrolled employees. The Washington State Department of Transportation sought occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026). The absence of opportunities specifically procuring thoracolumbar drainage procedures or related spine surgical services indicates this code is not a useful tracker for vendors delivering the procedure itself.