UNSPSC 85716933: Fusion of cervical vertebral joint, anterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of cervical vertebral joint, 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 0RG14Z0

UNSPSC 85716933, Fusion of cervical vertebral joint, anterior approach, anterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity), shows a material mismatch between its nominal medical procedure code and the work state and local governments are actually soliciting under it. Recent opportunities tagged to this code include independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program administration for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty healthcare services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve spinal fusion procedures or surgical implants. The code appears to be a tagging artifact rather than a reflection of genuine procurement activity aligned with its stated scope. State and local issuing bodies across multiple jurisdictions and agency types have applied this code to substantially different healthcare administration and staffing services, suggesting either classification inconsistency in the source systems or that the code has become a catch-all placeholder for miscellaneous health services procurement.

No recent state and local opportunities exist under this Commodity code that align with its stated clinical scope. Representatives of the mislabeled activity include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (RFP for disability medical record summary and independent medical examination scheduling, due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach (RFP for surgical benefit carve-out administration under its Anthem PPO, due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (RFP for occupational medical surveillance, due October 9, 2026), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, due September 25, 2026), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (RFP for pharmacy benefit management services, effective through December 2028), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (non-exclusive multiple-award vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary categories, due October 7, 2026). Buyers span state departments, counties, cities, and health systems; activity is concentrated in California, Florida, Washington, Arizona, and Texas. Pursue this code only if your firm provides healthcare administration, staffing, or benefits management—not spinal surgery or orthopedic implants—and verify the actual scope in the RFP before investing in proposal development.