UNSPSC 85471835: Bypass spinal canal to pleural cavity with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass spinal canal to pleural cavity 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 001U0J4

UNSPSC 85471835 Bypass spinal canal to pleural cavity with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical implant procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under it show little alignment with that scope. The opportunities posted under this code between July and October 2026 span occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for disability retirement determinations, surgical benefit carve-out program administration, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these solicitations involve spinal canal bypass implants or surgical procedures in the anatomical sense the code name suggests. The issuing bodies include county health systems, county human resources and procurement divisions, state transportation departments, city retirement offices, county probation departments, and city employee benefits offices—a mix of administrative health-benefits purchasing alongside operational medical services procurement.

Activity under this code appears concentrated in California (Santa Clara County Health System, City of Long Beach), Arizona (City of Phoenix), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department). The Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFP on August 25, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers across 14 locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and apparent selection announced October 20, 2026. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued an RFP on September 16, 2026 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations, with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services with a historical spend baseline of approximately $8.7 million annually. The code's recent activity suggests it is being used as a catch-all for health services and benefits administration rather than as a true match to its surgical-implant name, indicating potential classification drift or misalignment between posting jurisdictions and UNSPSC taxonomy mapping.