UNSPSC 85725005: Extirpation of matter from lumbosacral disc, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from lumbosacral disc, 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 0SC40ZZ

UNSPSC 85725005 Extirpation of matter from lumbosacral disc, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure—removal of disc material via open incision—yet the six most recent opportunities posted under this code solicited occupational medical surveillance, disability medical record summarization and independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, specialty medical staffing, and emergency/inpatient healthcare services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve lumbosacral disc surgery or related spinal procedures.

The mismatch reflects a tagging or taxonomy error rather than genuine procurement activity under the code's surgical scope. State and local agencies issuing under this code include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Without recent opportunities that genuinely match lumbosacral disc extirpation services, the code shows no actionable market signal for vendors in that surgical specialty. Firms evaluating pursuit should verify whether their actual service lines correspond to the UNSPSC tagging before committing resources to solicitation tracking under this code.