UNSPSC 85471025: Excision of medulla oblongata, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of medulla oblongata, 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 00BD0ZZ

UNSPSC 85471025 Excision of medulla oblongata, open approach is a Commodity code that carries a surgical-procedure taxonomy label but does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The code's abstract name refers to a specific neurosurgical intervention; the recent solicitations posted under this code—independent medical evaluation services for disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical procedure carve-outs for employee health plans, and temporary health professional staffing—bear no relationship to that procedure. State and local governments are not soliciting neurosurgical services under this code; the tagging appears to reflect a data-classification error or misapplication of the UNSPSC taxonomy to healthcare administration and occupational health activities that fall outside the code's scope.

The source documents six recent opportunities across four states (Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida), but none involve the excision procedure the code nominally describes. The Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP (due October 16, 2026) addresses independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations; the City of Long Beach's RFP (due October 7, 2026) covers surgical procedure carve-outs for employee health benefits; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP (due October 9, 2026) solicits occupational medical surveillance for ferry system employees; and Collier County's RFP addresses pharmacy benefit management. This code does not support a meaningful business development strategy in state and local procurement—the nominal commodity and the actual market activity are disconnected, and pursuit should focus on the specific healthcare services, employee benefits administration, and occupational health categories under which these opportunities actually belong.