UNSPSC 85716857: Fusion of thoracic vertebral joint 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 thoracic vertebral joint 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 0RG64A0

UNSPSC 85716857 Fusion of thoracic vertebral joint with interbody fusion device, anterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and the actual state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities posted under this code—independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty care for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—are health care administration, benefit management, and staffing services with no connection to spinal fusion devices or orthopedic surgical implants. The code appears to be a classification error in the state and local procurement records rather than a reflection of genuine purchasing activity in the device category it nominally describes.

The issuing bodies across the five posted opportunities include a city retirement office (Phoenix), two cities with public employee health programs (Long Beach and Santa Clara County), a state transportation department (Washington), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), and a county purchasing division (Collier County). Geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 with a five-year maximum compensation of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 with a two-year base term and optional five-year extensions; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026. No procurement activity under this code reflects the purchase of spinal fusion devices or related orthopedic surgical implants.