UNSPSC 85762826: Removal of synthetic substitute from upper back, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of synthetic substitute from upper back, external 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 0WPKXJZ

UNSPSC 85762826 Removal of synthetic substitute from upper back, external approach is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitation activity, shows minimal alignment with its nominal procedural description. The recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical center-of-excellence networks, temporary health professional staffing, and juvenile detention healthcare — none of which involve removal of synthetic substitutes from the upper back. The issuing bodies include state transportation departments, county retirement boards, county health systems, county procurement offices, and city human resources departments, reflecting a broad cross-section of public-sector healthcare administration rather than orthopedic surgical procedure procurement.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Washington, Arizona, California, and Florida, with no concentration evident in any single jurisdiction. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) seeking disability medical record summarization and physician examination coordination for approximately 75 annual public safety pension disability applications under a $750,000 five-year contract; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) requiring baseline and periodic examinations by board-certified occupational medicine physicians; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's solicitation for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) establishing a qualified vendor pool across 13 ancillary clinical categories. The code appears to carry a procedural taxonomic label that does not match the healthcare administration and occupational health services state and local governments are actually buying under it.