UNSPSC 85471830: Bypass cerebral ventricle to cerebral cisterns with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass cerebral ventricle to cerebral cisterns with nonautologous 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 00160KB

UNSPSC 85471830 Bypass cerebral ventricle to cerebral cisterns with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal medical-procedure scope. The six posted opportunities in the source block — independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty healthcare for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — do not represent neurosurgical procedures or implant services. State and local procurement offices appear to have tagged these opportunities with this code in error or as a default placeholder, creating a mismatch between the code's surgical definition and the actual work being solicited.

The recent opportunities span Arizona (Phoenix Retirement Office), California (City of Long Beach and Santa Clara County Health System), Washington (Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with issuing bodies including city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, and county probation services. No single jurisdiction or issuing body appears twice in the recent block, and no opportunity describes neurosurgical implants, cerebrospinal fluid bypass procedures, or related medical devices. Vendors evaluating this code should verify independently whether state and local procurement offices are using 85471830 meaningfully for actual neurosurgical implant contracting, as the recent posted opportunities provide no actionable signal.