UNSPSC 85716846: Fusion of thoracic 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 thoracic 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 0RG64ZJ

UNSPSC 85716846 Fusion of thoracic vertebral joint, posterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification. Recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical record review and independent medical evaluation, surgical procedure carve-out programs for employee benefits, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for youth in custody — none of which map to spinal fusion procedures or orthopedic surgery. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and regional health systems.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Washington State, Arizona, Florida, California, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services at Washington State Ferries (due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026), and Santa Clara County Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing services across ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle with no guaranteed work volume). This code does not support a coherent procurement strategy for spinal fusion or orthopedic surgery services at the state and local level.