UNSPSC 85471027: Extirpation of matter from thalamus, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from thalamus, 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 00C90ZZ

UNSPSC 85471027 Extirpation of matter from thalamus, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal medical-procedural scope does not align with state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities reflect a mismatch: none involve neurosurgical thalamic procedures. Instead, the tagged opportunities span occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries baseline and periodic examinations), disability medical record summaries and independent medical evaluations for pension boards (City of Phoenix), surgical carve-out benefit program management (City of Long Beach), emergency and specialty hospital services for detained youth (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary ancillary health professional staffing (Santa Clara County Health System). The issuing bodies are state departments, county boards, city retirement offices, and county health systems—all purchasing health administration, medical management, or clinical staffing services rather than neurosurgical procedures. The code shows little relevant recent activity for its stated procedural scope.

Geographic spread of the tagged opportunities spans Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026 with a five-year term and $750,000 maximum compensation; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFQ for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026 with a two-year term and optional five-year extensions; the City of Long Beach posted an RFP for surgical benefit carve-out management due October 7, 2026 with a two-year initial term and three optional one-year renewals; and the County of Santa Clara Health System posted an RFQ for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026 as a non-exclusive multiple-award vehicle with no guaranteed work. The code assignment appears to be a data-entry or taxonomy error rather than a signal of active procurement demand under the neurosurgical procedure classification.