UNSPSC 85471001: Destruction of basal ganglia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of basal ganglia, open 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 00580ZZ

UNSPSC 85471001 Destruction of basal ganglia, open approach is a Commodity code whose title does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code appears in six recent state and local opportunities, none of which involve neurosurgical procedures or any surgical intervention. Instead, the opportunities span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-out networks for employee health plans, temporary clinical staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or that state and local procurement offices are using this surgical code as a catch-all classification for diverse healthcare service categories that do not fit elsewhere in the UNSPSC taxonomy.

The issuing bodies are a mix of state departments, county governments, city procurement offices, and health systems. The Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries) posted an occupational health surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office solicited independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach requested surgical benefit carve-out program proposals (due October 7, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for specialty and emergency medical services (due September 25, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners sought pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System established a temporary health professional staffing qualification pool (due October 7, 2026). The geographic spread includes Washington, Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida. Given the absence of any actual neurosurgical procurement activity and the diversity of services misclassified under this code, state and local vendors should verify that opportunities tagged as 85471001 are genuinely within their scope before investing pre-bid resources.