UNSPSC 85471629: Repair cerebral hemisphere, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair cerebral hemisphere, percutaneous endoscopic 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 00Q74ZZ

UNSPSC 85471629 Repair cerebral hemisphere, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope — a specific neurosurgical procedure — does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code designation. The five most recent opportunities are healthcare services contracts: inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county prison, pharmacy benefit management for a county employee health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services for county employees, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and medical directorship for a fire department EMS program. None of these solicitations involve cerebral hemisphere repair or percutaneous endoscopic neurosurgery, suggesting either a coding error in the tagging of these opportunities or a significant mismatch between the code's clinical definition and its use in state and local procurement systems.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities span county health departments, boards of county commissioners, and municipal fire departments across Florida, Georgia, and California, with opportunities concentrated in Florida and California in recent months. The contracts range from specialized clinical services (Muscogee County Prison's inmate medical program with an incumbent monthly cost of $95,537.71 and term through 2028) to benefit administration (Collier County's pharmacy benefit management covering 2,400 employees with historical annual pharmacy spending of approximately $8.7 million). Without genuine recent opportunities coded to cerebral hemisphere repair or related neurosurgical procedures at the state and local level, this code does not present a viable pursuit track for neurosurgical service providers.