UNSPSC 85725514: Excision of lumbosacral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0SB33ZZ

UNSPSC 85725514 Excision of lumbosacral joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—and the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this tag. The recent opportunities indicate that this code is being used by state and local procurement offices to capture healthcare administration, occupational medical services, pharmacy benefit management, and workforce staffing across clinical specialties, rather than procurement of a discrete surgical intervention. The issuing bodies range across city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county juvenile justice agencies. The scope of work actually being purchased includes independent disability medical evaluations for pension benefit determination, surgical procedure carve-out networks for employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and inpatient healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary clinical staffing placement.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Washington State, Texas, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years) to support disability determinations for public safety personnel; the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefits (HR26753, due October 7, 2026) managing specialty procedures through Centers of Excellence for approximately 3,800 enrolled members; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) covering baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry system locations; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (071626BNM, due September 25, 2026); Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management (258414, due April 9, 2026, approximately $8.7 million historical annual spend); and Santa Clara County Health System's qualification pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, non-exclusive, no guaranteed volume). The code's use suggests procurement tagging misalignment; firms targeting this code should verify alignment with specific healthcare administration or clinical staffing categories rather than assuming the nominal surgical procedure scope.