UNSPSC 85471809: Bypass cerebral ventricle to bone marrow 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 bone marrow 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 0016078

UNSPSC 85471809, Bypass cerebral ventricle to bone marrow with autologous tissue substitute, open approach, is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities posted under this code are unrelated to the nominal scope — they cover occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluation, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical networks, youth detention healthcare, and temporary health professional staffing, none of which involve the neurosurgical procedure the code describes. No state or local solicitations for the specified procedure or functionally equivalent neurosurgical services appear in the recent record.

The mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the opportunities tagged to it reflects common classification variance in state and local healthcare procurement. Buyers and procurement offices may apply UNSPSC codes inconsistently when soliciting medical services. If your firm pursues healthcare services contracts with state agencies, counties, or health systems, monitor actual RFP and RFQ scopes rather than relying on UNSPSC code alignment alone; the work being bought diverges significantly from the taxonomy label here.