UNSPSC 85725515: Excision of lumbar vertebral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0SB23ZZ

UNSPSC 85725515 Excision of lumbar vertebral disc, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code with little relevant recent activity under its stated scope. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this classification do not involve spine surgery procurement. Instead, the tagged solicitations span occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation), independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations (City of Phoenix), surgical and medical procedure carve-out networks (City of Long Beach), specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), and temporary health professional staffing pools (County of Santa Clara Health System). The mismatch between the code's procedure-specific name and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a broader code scope than the procedure name indicates. State and local agencies issuing under this code include county health systems and departments, city retirement offices, county probation authorities, and county commissioners' offices across multiple states.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas, with no clear concentration in a single state or region. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026), requesting baseline and periodic medical examinations across 14 ferry system locations with a two-year initial term and optional five-year extension; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026), seeking disability medical record review and examination coordination for approximately 75 annual pension benefit applications with a $750,000 maximum compensation over five years; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026), establishing a non-exclusive multiple-award vendor pool across 13 ancillary clinical categories with no guaranteed volume. The code shows limited alignment between its stated procedure focus and actual procurement activity, warranting verification with issuing bodies before pursuing work under this classification.