UNSPSC 85725516: Excision of lumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of lumbar vertebral 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 0SB03ZZ

UNSPSC 85725516 Excision of lumbar vertebral joint, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity tagged under it in state and local practice. The recent opportunities linked to this code involve independent medical evaluations, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which align with a surgical procedure code for lumbar vertebral joint excision. The code appears to be a procedural medical classification misapplied to administrative and operational health services procurement, not procurement for the procedure itself.

State and local issuers posting under this code include county departments of probation, county boards of commissioners, city retirement offices, state transportation departments, city personnel offices, and county health systems across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026) supporting disability benefit determinations for public safety personnel; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry locations (due October 9, 2026); the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-outs through Centers of Excellence (due October 7, 2026); Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members (historical spend approximately $8.7 million annually); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). The mismatch between the Commodity code's nominal scope and the actual services being procured suggests limited business development relevance under this specific code designation.