UNSPSC 85471919: Bypass cerebral ventricle to bone marrow with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to bypass cerebral ventricle to bone marrow with synthetic 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 00163J8

UNSPSC 85471919 Bypass cerebral ventricle to bone marrow with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The code's title describes a specific neurosurgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged to it reflect healthcare administration, occupational medicine, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary staffing services—work bearing no relationship to the code's stated clinical procedure.

The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the actual buying activity suggests either a tagging error in the underlying procurement system or systematic misapplication of this Commodity code to healthcare contracting categories for which it is not suited. State and local procurement offices should verify their UNSPSC mapping for healthcare services opportunities before using this code as a filter for market pursuit.