UNSPSC 85725334: Insertion of spacer into lumbosacral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into lumbosacral 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 0SH338Z

UNSPSC 85725334 Insertion of spacer into lumbosacral joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that carries a mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's clinical name suggests orthopedic implant procurement, but recent solicitations tagged under it involve occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical carve-out benefit programs, and emergency medical services for youth in detention — none of which correspond to spinal implant acquisition or insertion procedures. The mismatch suggests either tagging error by issuing bodies or the code's application at state and local level differs materially from its intended clinical taxonomy tier.

The issuing bodies span state health departments and ferries operations (Washington State Department of Transportation's Washington State Ferries), county health systems and pension boards (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, County of Santa Clara Health System, Phoenix Retirement Office), and municipal governments (City of Long Beach, City of Phoenix). Recent opportunities include the Washington State Ferries occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026 (seeking board-certified occupational medicine physicians across 14 Washington locations); the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP for disability benefit determinations due October 16, 2026 (750,000 dollar maximum over five years); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing RFQs due October 7, 2026 (multiple-award qualification vehicle for ancillary clinical services across 13 categories). The code shows little activity aligned to its stated purpose of spinal implant insertion.