UNSPSC 85717019: Drainage of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, 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 0R9A4ZZ

UNSPSC 85717019 Drainage of thoracolumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach, a Commodity code, shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its stated scope. The six most-recent opportunities posted under this code between July and September 2026 — spanning independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, Centers of Excellence surgical benefits programs, occupational health surveillance, youth detention medical services, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — represent health plan administration, occupational medicine, clinical staffing, and benefits management work that does not correspond to a specific surgical procedure code. State and local bodies are not currently soliciting this orthopedic spine surgery service through open competitive procurement.

The mismatch suggests either a miscoded classification in the state and local procurement systems generating these records, or that this procedure code captures a narrow clinical service not routinely procured directly by government entities. Without evidence of active demand under this code in the most-recent opportunities block, pursue assessment should be deferred until clearer procurement activity emerges.