UNSPSC 85763018: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from lower back, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from lower back, 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 0WPL3KZ

UNSPSC 85763018 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from lower back, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure—removal of synthetic tissue implants from the lower spine via needle puncture—but the recent opportunities posted under this code are unrelated to surgical intervention or tissue substitute removal. Instead, the opportunities reflect medical evaluation, surveillance, benefits management, and temporary staffing services that fall outside the code's clinical scope. The mismatch suggests either miscategorization by issuing bodies or that this code does not reflect actual state and local purchasing patterns for the work it purports to describe.

The six recent opportunities posted under this code span Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas, issued by a city retirement office, two cities (Long Beach and Phoenix), a state transportation department, a county juvenile probation department, a county health benefits consortium, and a regional health system. None of the solicitations—independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations (City of Phoenix, RFP, October 16, 2026), surgical carve-out benefits networks (City of Long Beach, RFP, October 7, 2026), occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation, RFP, October 9, 2026), emergency and specialty care for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, RFI, September 25, 2026), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, RFP, April 9, 2026), or temporary health professional staffing (County of Santa Clara Health System, RFQ, October 7, 2026)—involve surgical tissue removal or implant procedures. This code warrants immediate clarification with issuing bodies or procurement taxonomy managers to determine whether the UNSPSC assignment reflects a data entry error or a systematic recoding issue that affects its reliability for business development targeting.