UNSPSC 85716814: Fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior 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 0RGA471

UNSPSC 85716814, Fusion of thoracolumbar vertebral joint with autologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The source material contains six recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code, but none involve the surgical procedure the code nominally describes. Instead, the opportunities span independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing placement. The mismatch between the code's surgical scope and the actual procurement activity suggests either miscoding in the issuing bodies' tagging systems or administrative application of the code to a broader health services category that does not align with its intended use.

The recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies including city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal governments (Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara County), county juvenile justice departments (Harris County), and county benefits administrators (Collier County), distributed across Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida. No single jurisdiction or service line dominates the activity. The opportunities reflect operational health services—benefits administration, occupational health compliance, staffing augmentation, and specialty care coordination—rather than surgical procedures. Given the code-to-procurement mismatch, pursuing opportunities tagged under this code should be approached with caution; bid qualification should focus on the specific service descriptions in individual RFPs rather than assumptions grounded in the code name itself.