UNSPSC 85471959: Release cerebral ventricle, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release cerebral ventricle, 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 00N63ZZ

UNSPSC 85471959 Release cerebral ventricle, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's name references a specific neurosurgical procedure, yet the five recent opportunities posted under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, county pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction—none of which involve neurosurgical interventions or cerebrospinal fluid management. This mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that the code has been repurposed in state and local procurement systems to cover broader healthcare service procurement. The actual work being solicited under this code encompasses clinical service delivery and management across correctional facilities, employee health plans, county residents, and municipal emergency services, rather than any surgical procedure.

Issuing bodies posting under this code include county boards of commissioners (Collier County, Monroe County), city governments (Santa Monica), county correctional facilities (Muscogee County), and county behavioral health departments (San Mateo County). The geographic spread spans Florida (Collier County, Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), California (San Mateo County), and California (Santa Monica), with no clear concentration in any single state. Recent representative opportunities include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026, at $95,537.71 monthly under the current contract), Collier County Board of County Commissioners' RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 7,200 members (due April 9, 2026, with historical annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million), and Monroe County Board of County Commissioners' virtual primary and urgent care services RFP (due April 16, 2026, for approximately 2,300 county members). The code does not reflect specialized surgical procurement and appears to contain substantive miscoding that limits its relevance for vendors pursuing procedure-specific or surgical supply opportunities.