UNSPSC 85471801: Bypass cerebral ventricle to nasopharynx with autologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass cerebral ventricle to nasopharynx with autologous tissue substitute, 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 0016070

UNSPSC 85471801 Bypass cerebral ventricle to nasopharynx with autologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope describes a specialized neurosurgical procedure; however, the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with that clinical definition. The opportunities actually solicited span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and specialty medical services for youth in custody. None of these scopes involve the implantation or surgical bypass procedure the code nominally describes, suggesting a significant mismatch between the code's intended scope and what state and local procurement offices are tagging under it.

The issuing bodies span a mix of state departments, county human services and health authorities, city retirement offices, and county health systems: the Washington State Department of Transportation (Washington State Ferries), Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, City of Long Beach, City of Phoenix Retirement Office, and County of Santa Clara Health System. Geographic activity appears concentrated in California, Arizona, Washington, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry terminals with proposals due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations due October 16, 2026 at $750,000 over five years; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026. The code shows no recent activity that matches its nominal clinical scope.