UNSPSC 85725525: Drainage of lumbosacral disc, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of 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 0S943ZZ

UNSPSC 85725525 Drainage of lumbosacral disc, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a specific spinal surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show no alignment with that surgical scope. Instead, the code appears to be capturing a much broader range of healthcare administration and staffing services — including independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, youth detention healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve percutaneous lumbosacral drainage or spinal procedures. The code shows no relevant recent activity for its stated surgical procedure.

The recent opportunities come from diverse issuing bodies including city retirement offices (Phoenix), city employee benefits programs (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), state transportation departments (Washington State Ferries), county public health systems and probation departments (Harris County, Collier County), and healthcare networks across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026; Long Beach posted an RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs due October 7, 2026; Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFP for occupational medical surveillance due October 9, 2026; and Santa Clara County Health System posted an RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026. The UNSPSC taxonomy appears to be misapplied to this code's recent opportunities, making it unsuitable as a predictor of state and local procurement activity for the stated surgical procedure.