UNSPSC 85724550: Revision of spacer in lumbar vertebral joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of spacer in lumbar vertebral joint, open 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 0SW008Z

UNSPSC 85724550 Revision of spacer in lumbar vertebral joint, open approach is a Commodity code nominally referring to a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity shows no alignment with this medical device or surgical service. The solicitations tagged under this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program administration, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve lumbar vertebral implants or open surgical procedures on the spine. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the source data or a divergence between the code's technical name and how state and local procurement offices have applied it in practice. No recent opportunities directly solicit the procedure or implant device the code nominally describes.

The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal health plans (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county human resources and benefits consortia (Collier County), and regional health systems (Santa Clara County Health System). Geographic spread across this set includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with activity spanning large metropolitan areas and countywide systems. Without alignment between the code's stated scope and the actual services being purchased, this code presents unclear strategic value for vendors seeking to pursue spine surgery implants, medical devices, or related procedural services in state and local markets.