UNSPSC 85724939: Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, 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 0SG10KJ

UNSPSC 85724939, Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, anterior column, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal medical procedure scope and the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The recent opportunities do not reflect spinal fusion surgery procurement but instead cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program management, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve procurement of spinal fusion procedures or related surgical implants and supplies.

The opportunities span diverse issuing bodies—the Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System—across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The code shows no coherent procurement pattern aligned with its UNSPSC definition and thus appears to reflect a tagging error rather than active state and local market activity for the specified spinal fusion procedure itself.