UNSPSC 85716801: Fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, posterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, posterior approach, anterior column, 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 0RGA4ZJ

UNSPSC 85716801 Fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, posterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that in practice does not appear to describe state and local procurement activity. The recent-opportunities block shows six solicitations across Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas, none of which involve spinal fusion procedures or the surgical intervention the code nominates. Instead, the opportunities span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. The disconnect between the code's nominal scope and what state and local governments are actually buying under it suggests either a classification error in the source data or a systematic mismatch in how this Commodity code has been applied to purchasing records.

The issuing bodies in the block represent a mix of city retirement offices, city benefits procurement functions, state departments of transportation, county juvenile probation departments, county boards of commissioners, and county health systems. Geographic spread includes Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), Washington (state-level WSDOT), and Texas (Harris County). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out management (HR26753, due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026). Because none of these opportunities involve spinal fusion procedures or the surgical intervention the code describes, pursuit activity under this code should proceed with caution pending clarification of the classification error.