UNSPSC 85471020: Excision of basal ganglia, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision 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 00B80ZZ

UNSPSC 85471020 Excision of basal ganglia, open approach (Commodity) shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope—a neurosurgical procedure code—and the state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities filed against this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out networks, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these activities involve neurosurgical procedures or excision of basal ganglia. The code appears to have been applied as a miscellaneous medical-services catchall rather than reflecting actual procurement of the specific procedure the code nominally describes.

State and local activity under this code originates from diverse issuing bodies: municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal workforce benefits programs (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and county-sponsored health-care consortia (Collier County). Recent opportunities cluster in California, Arizona, Washington, and Florida. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (due October 9, 2026); and the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical procedure carve-out benefit program managing Centers of Excellence (due October 7, 2026). The code shows no recent relevant procurement activity—the mismatch between the code's procedural definition and the work actually being solicited suggests systematic miscoding rather than genuine demand for basal ganglia excision services in state and local government.