UNSPSC 85724801: Insertion of spacer into left sacroiliac joint, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into left sacroiliac 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 0SH808Z

UNSPSC 85724801 Insertion of spacer into left sacroiliac joint, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, but the six recent opportunities posted under it span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical carve-out networks, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve sacroiliac joint spacer insertion or implantation. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and specialized district health systems, indicating broad geographic and jurisdictional use of the code as a catch-all for health services procurement.

The geographic spread covers Washington, Texas, Florida, California, and Arizona, with no discernible concentration in any single region. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP 20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services (proposals due October 9, 2026, pre-bid conference August 31, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP 26001 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations (proposals due October 16, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFP RFSQHHSFY270052 establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing across thirteen clinical categories (proposals due October 7, 2026). The code appears to function as a default classification for health services procurement that does not fit narrower family or class codes; the mismatch between the code's surgical-procedure title and the actual work being solicited suggests either persistent miscoding by procurement offices or use of the code as a generic catch-all for medical contracting activity outside clinical product lines.