UNSPSC 85471031: Extirpation of matter from medulla oblongata, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 00CD0ZZ

UNSPSC 85471031 Extirpation of matter from medulla oblongata, open approach (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity. The code nominally describes a surgical neurology procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under it—independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, surgical carve-out benefit programs for city employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—bear no connection to neurosurgical intervention. None of the recent solicitations involve extirpation, neurology, or operative procedures on the brainstem. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or a data artifact in how opportunities are tagged to this code.

No state or local government contracts for the procedure described in the code's nominal scope appear in the recent opportunities record. Pursue activities under this code only after confirming that individual opportunities genuinely involve neurosurgical services; the current tagging pattern does not support a reliable market signal for this Commodity.