UNSPSC 85717021: Drainage of thoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of thoracic 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 0R994ZZ

UNSPSC 85717021 Drainage of thoracic vertebral disc, percutaneous endoscopic approach, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—does not match the medical and health services being solicited under it in practice. Recent opportunities tagged to this code involve occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, disability retirement medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve the specified spinal procedure. The mismatch suggests either misclassification at submission or that the code has become a catch-all placeholder for broader health-services procurement in some jurisdictions' systems.

Recent activity spans multiple states and issuing bodies without meaningful concentration. The Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries) posted an occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an independent medical evaluation services RFP due October 16, 2026; the City of Long Beach posted a surgical benefit carve-out RFP due October 7, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System posted a temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle due October 7, 2026. Collier County (Florida) issued a pharmacy benefit management RFP with an April 9, 2026 deadline. Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) issued an RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth due September 25, 2026. The code shows no genuine recent procurement activity in its stated domain and should not be considered a reliable signal for competitive opportunity in spinal surgical procedures at the state and local level.