UNSPSC 85716842: Fusion of 2 to 7 thoracic vertebral joints with interbody fusion device, anterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of 2 to 7 thoracic vertebral joints with interbody fusion device, anterior 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 0RG74A0

UNSPSC 85716842 Fusion of 2 to 7 thoracic vertebral joints with interbody fusion device, anterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows substantial misalignment between its nominal scope — a specific spinal surgical procedure — and actual state and local procurement activity under the code. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not involve surgical devices, spinal fusion procedures, or orthopedic implants; instead, they reflect health plan administration, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and independent disability medical evaluations. The code's title names a procedure-specific device classification typical of medical billing or healthcare supply taxonomies, not state and local procurement categories. State and local governments do not appear to be soliciting spinal fusion devices or related orthopedic implants under this code in the current market.

The sourced opportunities reveal activity in health benefits management and occupational health services across state departments, counties, and municipal health systems — entities including the Washington State Department of Transportation (medical surveillance for ferry workers), the City of Phoenix (disability benefit medical evaluations), the City of Long Beach (surgical care networks for employees), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty services for detained youth), and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary clinical staffing). No recent opportunities directly match the code's stated scope. The mismatch suggests either that the code has been applied incorrectly to these health services solicitations or that the code's assignment in the source data does not reflect current state and local procurement use. Business development professionals should treat this code as currently inactive for relevant state and local procurement purposes.