UNSPSC 85725505: Extirpation of matter from lumbosacral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from lumbosacral 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 0SC43ZZ

UNSPSC 85725505 Extirpation of matter from lumbosacral disc, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve orthopedic spine surgery. Instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which align with percutaneous lumbosacral discectomy or related spine interventions. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by the issuing bodies or use of the code as a catch-all for healthcare services procurement without regard to the code's specific clinical scope.

The six recent opportunities named span state departments, county health systems, city retirement offices, and municipal procurement services across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington posted between July and September 2026, with response dates ranging from September 25 through October 16, 2026. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued RFP RTMRFP26001 on September 16, 2026 for independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years, due October 16; the Washington State Department of Transportation issued RFP RFP20260825 on August 25, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services with proposals due October 9 and a pre-bid conference August 31; the County of Santa Clara Health System issued a non-exclusive, multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories on July 7, 2026 with proposals due October 7; Collier County Board of County Commissioners issued RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services; the City of Long Beach issued RFP HR26753 for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program; and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued RFI 071626BNM for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve spine surgery or percutaneous discectomy — the code does not reflect current state and local procurement demand in its stated specialty.