UNSPSC 85724700: Joints lower spine, open approach-part C

This class includes one or more of 16 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the joints of the lower spine with open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0S.

UNSPSC 85724700 Joints lower spine, open approach-part C is a Class code that maps to healthcare and medical services procurement, though the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it bear no clear relationship to orthopedic spinal procedures. The tagged solicitations instead reflect county and municipal procurement for general medical services delivery—inmate healthcare and pharmacy benefit management in correctional settings, virtual primary care platforms for county employees and their dependents, peer support services for mental health workers, and medical direction for fire department emergency medical services. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in state procurement systems or that this code is being applied to broader healthcare service categories rather than the specific spinal surgical procedure the code nominally describes.

Recent opportunities span Florida, Georgia, and California jurisdictions, with county health and human services departments and correctional authorities as primary issuing bodies. The Columbus Consolidated Government's Finance Department posted an RFP (due May 15, 2026) for comprehensive inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison, including medical intake, chronic care management, pharmacy services, and dental care for approximately 576 offenders, with current monthly costs at $95,537.71. Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued an RFP (due April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management services covering roughly 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with approximately $8.7 million in annual historical pharmacy spending. Monroe County, Florida sought virtual primary and urgent care services (RFP due April 16, 2026) for approximately 2,300 county members. San Mateo County Health's Behavioral Health and Recovery Services posted an RFP (due July 2, 2025) for peer support services for peer workers under Mental Health Services Act innovation funding, budgeted at $580,000. Santa Monica Fire Department solicited a medical director through RFP 455 (due October 16, 2025) for Emergency Medical Services oversight. The code's recent activity appears concentrated in county-level healthcare administration and correctional medicine rather than surgical procedures, suggesting either substantial miscoding in the source data or that state procurement systems are applying this code to healthcare service management more broadly.