UNSPSC 85471905: Bypass cerebral ventricle to pleural cavity 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 pleural cavity 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 0016374

UNSPSC 85471905 Bypass cerebral ventricle to pleural cavity with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure code, but recent state and local procurement activity under this classification shows no alignment with the code's stated clinical scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for municipal employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for ferry system workers, emergency and specialty medical services for youth in detention, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve the specific neurosurgical procedure the code names. State and local procurement offices appear to be using this code as a catch-all medical services classification rather than a procedure-specific taxonomy entry. Issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health plan administrators (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county human resources and benefits consortiums (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara).

The geographic footprint spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington based on recent postings. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, proposals 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 ferry locations (RFP20260825, proposals due October 9, 2026), 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, proposals due October 7, 2026). The code shows recent activity but carries signal that UNSPSC mapping at the commodity tier may not reliably stratify medical services procurement — vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should verify category alignment in the full RFP scope rather than relying on code nomenclature.