UNSPSC 85724573: Supplement lumbar vertebral disc with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement lumbar vertebral disc with nonautologous tissue substitute, 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 0SU20KZ

UNSPSC 85724573 (Supplement lumbar vertebral disc with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach), a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment between its nominal medical-device scope and recent state and local solicitation activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical implant procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged under it center on occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency services for detained youth—none of which involve lumbar disc supplementation or implant procurement. The mismatch suggests either tagging error by issuing bodies or that the code's recent use has drifted substantially from its stated definition.

The issuing bodies spanning these opportunities include a municipal retirement board (City of Phoenix), a large city employee-benefits purchaser (City of Long Beach), a state transportation agency (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), a county health consortium (Collier County), and a county health system (Santa Clara County). The geographic spread reaches Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, maximum $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry-system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid August 31, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing (due October 7, 2026, establishing a multi-award qualified vendor pool with no guaranteed volume). Given the code's procedural-device specificity, pursuit under this code should await clarification from issuing bodies on whether the tagging reflects actual device procurement intent or represents administrative miscoding.