UNSPSC 85717013: Excision of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, 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 0RB54ZZ

UNSPSC 85717013 Excision of cervicothoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that nominally names a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity shows no direct solicitations for that procedure. Instead, the code's recent tagging reflects a broader pattern of state and local healthcare purchasing that includes independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, and specialized surgery Center of Excellence carve-out programs. These opportunities span disability retirement evaluations, occupational medicine compliance, employee health benefit administration, and youth detention healthcare — none of which directly align with spinal surgery procurement. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal human resources departments (Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara), county probation departments (Harris County), and county commissioners' offices (Collier County).

Activity is concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with recent postings from August through mid-October 2026. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 ($750,000 maximum over five years), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs due October 7, 2026, the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026, and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. The mismatch between the code's surgical-procedure title and the actual scope of recent opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding by state and local procurement offices or that this particular code is not actively used for its intended commodity scope in current state and local contracting.