UNSPSC 85725617: Revision of spacer in coccygeal joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of spacer in coccygeal joint, percutaneous endoscopic 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 0SW648Z

UNSPSC 85725617 Revision of spacer in coccygeal joint, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code with a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it. The code describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure, yet the recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories. None of these solicitations involve coccygeal joint revision procedures or percutaneous endoscopic orthopedic intervention.

The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated procedure. State and local procurement bodies issuing under this code include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California). The opportunities are geographically dispersed across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with no concentration in any single state or region. The tagging of these broad healthcare administration and staffing services under an orthopedic procedure code appears to reflect systematic miscoding in the state and local procurement taxonomy rather than legitimate procurement activity for coccygeal joint revision services.