UNSPSC 85717023: Drainage of thoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of thoracic 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 0R964ZZ

UNSPSC 85717023 Drainage of thoracic vertebral joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its clinical-procedure title. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not solicit drainage procedures or spinal intervention services; instead, they cover occupational medical surveillance, independent disability evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations suggests either a classification error in the tagging by issuing bodies or that the code captures a narrowly specialized clinical service not currently in active procurement demand at the state and local level.

The issuing bodies across the recent opportunities span a geographic mix including Phoenix (Arizona), Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County (Texas), Collier County (Florida), and Santa Clara County (California). The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted a request for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, RFP RTMRFP26001) with total contract compensation of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (due October 9, 2026, RFP20260825) requiring baseline and periodic medical examinations across 14 ferry system locations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System solicited temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (proposals due October 7, 2026, RFSQHHSFY270052). None of these opportunities directly involve drainage procedures or spinal endoscopy, indicating that procurement activity under this code does not currently reflect the narrow clinical service it nominally describes.