UNSPSC 85725173: Supplement lumbar vertebral disc with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement lumbar vertebral disc with nonautologous tissue 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 0SU23KZ

UNSPSC 85725173 Supplement lumbar vertebral disc with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that appears to encompass surgical and medical procedure services, yet the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not reflect orthopedic spine surgery or implant-related work. Instead, the recent opportunities under this code cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty surgical carve-out programs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These solicitations span medical administration, claims processing, staffing, and healthcare delivery but do not address lumbar vertebral disc augmentation or related surgical interventions. The issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and health systems (Santa Clara Health System), indicating a mix of state agencies, county purchasing offices, municipal procurement bureaus, and public health entities.

The geographic spread covers Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas based on recent postings. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's medical surveillance services RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), which seeks occupational medicine physician services across 14 ferry system locations; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), requiring disability medical record summarization for approximately 75 annual pension applications; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification pool (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026), establishing a non-exclusive vendor pool across multiple ancillary clinical categories. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope of lumbar disc supplementation; the mismatch between the code name and the actual work being solicited suggests either a coding misapplication by the issuing bodies or that this particular surgical-procedure code does not drive state and local procurement activity at present.