UNSPSC 85725171: Supplement lumbosacral joint with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement lumbosacral joint with synthetic substitute, percutaneous 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 0SU33JZ

UNSPSC 85725171 Supplement lumbosacral joint with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code do not reflect orthopedic surgical implants or spinal procedures. Instead, the code appears to be mislabeled or misapplied in procurement systems, with recent solicitations covering occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and youth detention healthcare services. The scope of work actually being solicited includes general medical record reviews, physician examinations for occupational health compliance, specialty medical networks, and staffing for ancillary clinical roles — none of which align with lumbar fusion implants or spinal surgery devices. The issuing bodies include state health agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation for ferry worker medical surveillance), county health systems and pension boards (Harris County Juvenile Probation, Collier County Board of Commissioners, Santa Clara County Health System, City of Phoenix Retirement Office), and municipal government entities (City of Long Beach). No vendor names are disclosed in the recent solicitations.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no clear concentration in any single region. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations (RTMRFP26001, RFP, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance across fourteen ferry terminal and vessel locations (RFP20260825, IFB, due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs covering orthopedic, spine, and heart procedures through Centers of Excellence (HR26753, RFP, due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's multiple-award qualification solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive with no guaranteed volume). The code exhibits activity but shows no alignment between its nominal surgical-implant scope and the medical services, evaluations, and staffing actually being procured; vendors evaluating this code should verify actual buying intent with individual issuers before pursuing.