UNSPSC 85471028: Extirpation of matter from hypothalamus, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from hypothalamus, 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 00CA0ZZ

UNSPSC 85471028 Extirpation of matter from hypothalamus, open approach is a Commodity code, but the recent opportunities posted under this code show no alignment with the medical procedure implied by its name. The six state and local solicitations present under this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation, pharmacy benefit management, surgical procedure carve-outs, emergency youth detention healthcare, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve hypothalamic surgical intervention. This represents a taxonomy mismatch typical of some state and local procurement systems, where medical or clinical services codes are applied broadly to health-related contracting activity regardless of specific procedure type.

The issuing bodies posting under this code include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and probation offices (Santa Clara Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County), and cities with pension and employee benefit obligations (Phoenix, Long Beach). Recent opportunities reflect standard health-related procurement: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office seeks independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations (RFP RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach solicits surgical procedure carve-out benefits for its Anthem PPO (RFP HR26753, due October 7, 2026); Washington State Ferries requests occupational medical surveillance across fourteen ferry locations (RFP RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); and Collier County is procuring pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees with historical spend near $8.7 million annually (RFP 25-8414). Geographic activity spans California, Washington, Arizona, and Florida. Given the code's misalignment with current activity, this Commodity represents a poor targeting vehicle for surgical subspecialty vendors — business development professionals should verify code assignment with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities posted here.