UNSPSC 85724940: Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior 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, posterior 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 0SG10K1

UNSPSC 85724940, a Commodity code nominally describing fusion of lumbar vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, does not correspond to the work actually being solicited by state and local governments under this code. The recent opportunities block shows no spine-fusion surgery procurement; instead, the code appears to be tagged to administrative and occupational health services—medical record review, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, occupational surveillance examinations, and pharmacy benefit management—that fall well outside orthopedic surgical procedure scope. The mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in the UNSPSC tagging or a systemic indexing drift that has decoupled the code from its nominal medical definition.

The few recent opportunities that do appear under this code involve Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation RFP for approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications, due October 16, 2026), California (City of Long Beach surgical-benefit carve-out RFP with Centers of Excellence for knee, hip, spine, and other procedures, due October 7, 2026; Santa Clara County Health System temporary health professional staffing pool, due October 7, 2026), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations, due October 9, 2026), Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department RFI for hospital and specialty services for detained youth, due September 25, 2026), and Florida (Collier County PBM services for 2,400 employees covering approximately $8.7 million in annual pharmacy spend, due April 9, 2026). The issuing bodies span state departments, county human resources and health systems, and city retirement offices. Given the disconnect between the code's stated scope and the actual work represented, this code carries minimal relevance for vendors pursuing orthopedic or spine-fusion-related contracts.