UNSPSC 85724752: Removal of internal fixation device from lumbar vertebral joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of internal fixation device from 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 0SP004Z

UNSPSC 85724752 Removal of internal fixation device from lumbar vertebral joint, open approach is a Commodity code with no concrete recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its clinical scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code—independent medical evaluations for disability benefits, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—represent diverse healthcare administrative and staffing services that do not address orthopedic implant removal procedures. State and local purchasing offices appear to have applied this procedural code incorrectly to administrative healthcare procurement rather than to surgical device procurement or facility-based orthopedic services.

The source provides no evidence of state and local solicitations for actual lumbar fixation implant removal, surgical equipment, or related procedural services under this code. The mismatch between the code's nominal definition and the opportunities listed suggests either a data classification error or that this code tier does not reflect active state and local procurement activity in its proper domain. Firms evaluating this code should verify current classification practices with issuing bodies before committing bid resources, as the recent record does not support purchasing aligned to the code's stated scope.