UNSPSC 85724350: Revision of spacer in lumbar vertebral joint, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of spacer in lumbar vertebral joint, external 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 0SW0X8Z

UNSPSC 85724350 Revision of spacer in lumbar vertebral joint, external approach is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it show little alignment with the code's nominal scope—which describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code involve occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out networks for employee benefits, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these services involve lumbar vertebral implants or spinal procedures.

The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Collier County, Harris County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and special-purpose districts (Washington State Ferries). The geographic spread spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference on August 31), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The code shows no substantive recent activity in spinal implant procurement or orthopedic device distribution—the mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual opportunities posted suggests either misclassification in the state and local procurement systems or a code that is inactive for its intended purpose at the jurisdictional level.