UNSPSC 85716851: Fusion of thoracic vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, anterior 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 with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0RG64K0

UNSPSC 85716851, Fusion of thoracic vertebral joint with nonautologous tissue substitute, anterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach, is a Commodity code whose stated scope does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently being posted under it. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it span medical administration, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which involve spinal fusion surgery or any orthopedic procedure matching the code's technical description. This mismatch indicates the code shows little relevant recent activity for firms seeking to bid on work actually aligned with the code's surgical scope.

The six recent state and local opportunities on file are issued by diverse jurisdictions—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California)—and reflect procurement in medical administration, occupational medicine, pharmacy benefit management, emergency and specialty care for youth in custody, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these activities correspond to spinal fusion procedures or operative surgical services. Bidders should treat this code as dormant for procurement purposes in the state and local market and verify code assignments directly with issuing bodies before investing in pursuit strategy.