UNSPSC 85724753: Removal of infusion device from lumbar vertebral joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of infusion 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 0SP003Z

UNSPSC 85724753 Removal of infusion device from lumbar vertebral joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's clinical procedural scope—a specific spinal surgical intervention—does not align with the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this classification. The most recent opportunities tagged to this code cover independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for state ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve removal of infusion devices from lumbar vertebral joints or spinal procedures of that specificity.

The mismatch suggests either inconsistent coding practice by issuing bodies or that this Commodity code does not reflect active state and local purchasing patterns. State and local governments do procure clinical services and health plan management at scale, but when they do, they typically structure solicitations around service management categories (occupational health, employee health benefits, detention facility medical care, temporary staffing pools) rather than specific surgical procedures. Firms pursuing state and local health-care or medical services contracts should monitor broader health services and occupational health surveillance codes rather than procedure-specific Commodity codes; the recent activity appears concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington jurisdictions, but under code classifications that better reflect administrative or occupational medical scopes than discrete surgical interventions.