UNSPSC 85725437: Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints, posterior approach, posterior column, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints, posterior approach, posterior column, 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 0SG13Z1

UNSPSC 85725437 Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints, posterior approach, posterior column, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure classification, but the recent opportunities tagged under this code—independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefit carve-outs for centers of excellence, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and inpatient medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing—do not involve spine fusion surgery or any orthopedic procedural delivery. The mismatch indicates either miscoding at the source or that this particular surgical procedure code is not being used by state and local contracting offices to describe the work they are actually buying.

State and local jurisdictions soliciting under this code include county-level procurement offices (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, County of Santa Clara Health System), city retirement boards (City of Phoenix Retirement Office), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipal human resources divisions (City of Long Beach). Recent opportunities span Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. No representative opportunities directly involving fusion surgery or spine procedural services appear in the record, and the geographic spread cannot be characterized by procedure-related procurement demand since the code shows no aligned buying activity.