UNSPSC 85471901: Bypass cerebral ventricle to nasopharynx with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass cerebral ventricle to nasopharynx with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous 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 0016370

UNSPSC 85471901 Bypass cerebral ventricle to nasopharynx with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code nominally designating a specific neurosurgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities show little alignment with this clinical specification. Instead, the code appears misapplied to a broad range of health-services procurement unrelated to the procedure named in the code itself. Recent solicitations tagged under this code span independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefit administration for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal health plan administrators, state transportation departments, county juvenile probation authorities, county human resources divisions, and county health systems. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (a specific neurological surgical procedure) and the actual work being bought (occupational health screening, employee health benefits administration, temporary clinical staffing) suggests either systematic miscoding by state and local procurement offices or code repurposing that obscures the code's original clinical intent.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, maximum $750,000 over five years) to review medical records and coordinate examinations for public safety pension disability determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, two-year term with extension options) requiring board-certified occupational physicians; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award solicitation for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, five-year qualified vendor list). A Collier County RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (RFP 25-8414, initial deadline April 9, 2026, three-year term with two one-year renewal options) managing approximately $8.7 million in annual pharmacy spend also appears tagged under this code. The code shows no coherent procurement signal and warrants verification against the correct UNSPSC classification before pursue decisions.