UNSPSC 85471813: Bypass cerebral ventricle to atrium with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass cerebral ventricle to atrium with synthetic 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 00160J2

UNSPSC 85471813 Bypass cerebral ventricle to atrium with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a neurosurgical implant procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve the procurement or supply of this implant or any related surgical devices. Instead, the tagged solicitations span independent medical evaluation services, surgical procedure carve-out benefit programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which correspond to the implant or procedure the code nominally names.

The mismatch between code assignment and actual scope suggests either miscoding in the source data or a jurisdictional cataloging practice unaligned with the UNSPSC taxonomy. State and local procurement professionals evaluating this code should treat the recent-opportunity set as unreliable for forecasting demand for the specific implant or procedure named. Vendors supplying neurosurgical implants for cerebral ventricular bypass should verify coding accuracy with individual issuing bodies rather than rely on this code's recent activity record.