UNSPSC 85471535: Revision of synthetic substitute in brain, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of synthetic substitute in brain, percutaneous 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 00W03JZ

UNSPSC 85471535 Revision of synthetic substitute in brain, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect a mismatch between the code's medical-device nomenclature and what state and local issuers are actually buying: independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations involve neurological implants, synthetic brain substitutes, or percutaneous revision procedures—the work the code's name describes. The opportunities represent health plan administration, occupational medicine, emergency care delivery, and staffing services rather than the implantable-device procurement the code nominally covers.

The issuing bodies range across city pension systems (City of Phoenix), county health authorities (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County), regional transit operators (Washington State Department of Transportation), and large municipal health systems (County of Santa Clara Health System, City of Long Beach). Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Texas, Washington, and Florida. The most substantial recent opportunities are the Collier County Pharmacy Benefit Management Services RFP (due April 9, 2026, covering approximately 2,400 enrolled employees with historical annual spending near $8.7 million), the City of Long Beach surgical benefit carve-out RFP (due October 7, 2026, serving 3,800 active employees and retirees, with contract execution targeted for April 1, 2027), the Washington State Department of Transportation occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026, serving multiple ferry system locations statewide), and the City of Phoenix Retirement Office independent medical evaluation RFP (due October 16, 2026, with $750,000 over five years). The code does not appear to reflect active state and local procurement for the implantable medical devices or neurosurgical procedures its UNSPSC designation suggests.