UNSPSC 85725337: Insertion of spacer into lumbar vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of spacer into lumbar vertebral disc, 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 0SH238Z

UNSPSC 85725337 Insertion of spacer into lumbar vertebral disc, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement. The six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 and tagged with this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve spinal implant procedures or percutaneous vertebral interventions. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal employee-benefits departments (Long Beach), state transportation authorities (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara), county juvenile probation (Harris County), county human resources divisions (Collier County), and county health consortiums. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement activity suggests either systematic miscoding at the source or that this code is not the appropriate taxonomy bucket for these opportunities within the state and local procurement ecosystem.

The geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's request for independent medical evaluation services (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance for ferry employees across 14 Washington locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's multiple-award pool for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code shows no recent activity consistent with its stated definition.