UNSPSC 85471500: Cerebral hemispheres structures-percutaneous approach

This class includes one or more of 22 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the cerebral hemispheres, percutaneous approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 00.

UNSPSC 85471500 Cerebral hemispheres structures—percutaneous approach is a Class code that shows a significant mismatch between its nominal medical-device scope and the state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities logged against this code do not reflect interventional neurosurgical or percutaneous neurological procedures; instead, they document solicitations for inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. None of these activities align with cerebral hemisphere procedures or percutaneous neurological intervention. The code appears to be misapplied to broader healthcare service contracting, suggesting either a tagging error in the source data or inconsistent use of UNSPSC classification by issuing bodies.

The recent opportunities span multiple state and local jurisdictions—the Columbus Consolidated Government (Georgia), Collier County (Florida), Monroe County (Florida), San Mateo County (California), and the City of Santa Monica (California)—and involve health departments, county boards of commissioners, fire departments, and behavioral health agencies. Representative solicitations include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 7,200 members with historical spending near $8.7 million annually (due April 9, 2026), Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 members (due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County's MHSA Innovation peer support project for peer workers totaling $580,000 (due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department's RFP for a medical director (due October 16, 2025). Given the code's documented mismatch with actual procurement, this category warrants review for reclassification or exclusion from active business development tracking.