UNSPSC 85725270: Removal of spacer from lumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of spacer from lumbar vertebral joint, 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 0SP038Z

UNSPSC 85725270 Removal of spacer from lumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's technical definition refers to a specific spinal surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code span occupational medical surveillance, pension disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and youth detention healthcare services — none of which involve lumbar vertebral joint spacer removal or percutaneous spinal intervention. The sourced opportunities reflect general medical services procurement by state and local health systems, counties, and municipalities rather than the procedure-specific intervention the code nominally describes.

State and local issuing bodies posting opportunities tagged to this code include county commissioners' offices, state health departments, county health systems, pension boards, and municipal retirement agencies across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office seeking independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (RFP due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation requesting occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers (RFP due October 9, 2026), the County of Santa Clara Health System establishing a temporary health professional staffing pool with multiple award categories (RFP due October 7, 2026), and Collier County seeking pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 7,200 members (RFP due April 9, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity for business development professionals focused on spinal surgery or orthopedic procedure delivery; the procurement activity present reflects administrative healthcare and occupational health services rather than the procedure discipline the code describes.