UNSPSC 85725940: Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, 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 0SG14K1

UNSPSC 85725940 Fusion of 2 or more lumbar vertebral joints with nonautologous tissue substitute, posterior approach, posterior column, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific spinal fusion surgical procedure—does not align with the state and local procurement opportunities posted under it. Recent solicitations tagged to this code instead describe independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty hospital services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve the surgical procedure the code names.

The mismatch between the code's clinical taxonomy and the actual work being procured suggests either a data-entry error in how opportunities were tagged or a systematic misclassification of administrative health services and staffing roles under this Commodity code. State and local procurement professionals evaluating this code should verify the actual UNSPSC classifications of their target opportunities directly, rather than relying on this code's posted records. The opportunities present—from the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing solicitation (due October 7, 2026)—are worth monitoring for their own merits, but they are not meaningful signals of demand under this spinal fusion Commodity code.