UNSPSC 85471818: Bypass cerebral ventricle to urinary tract with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass cerebral ventricle to urinary tract 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 00160J7

UNSPSC 85471818 Bypass cerebral ventricle to urinary tract with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local solicitation activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure for ventricular shunt placement, yet the six recent opportunities posted under it in 2026 address occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs, and emergency youth detention healthcare — none of which involve the procedure named in the code. State and local procurement offices have tagged these opportunities with this code despite their substantive mismatch with the code's stated medical procedure.

The issuing bodies include a state department (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), and cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), reflecting broad geographic spread across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry locations (due October 9, 2026, cost-based scoring with pre-bid conference August 31, 2026); and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 members (initial three-year term effective January 1, 2026, with approximately $8.7 million in annual historical pharmacy spending). The code appears to function as a catch-all miscoding rather than a substantive procurement category, making it unsuitable for targeted business development.