UNSPSC 85471969: Removal of neurostimulator lead from spinal canal, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of neurostimulator lead from spinal canal, 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 00PU3MZ

UNSPSC 85471969, Removal of neurostimulator lead from spinal canal, percutaneous approach (Commodity), shows no alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the six recent opportunities tagged under it span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve neurostimulator lead removal or any spinal surgical procedure.

The mismatch suggests either a systematic coding error in the source data or that this UNSPSC code is being used as a catch-all placeholder for diverse healthcare procurement outside its intended scope. The issuing bodies include a city retirement office (Phoenix), a municipal HR department (Long Beach), a state transportation agency (Washington), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), a county board of commissioners (Collier County), and a county health system (Santa Clara) — a broad cross-section of state and local health and human services buyers. Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. If your firm pursues this code, treat the code number itself as unreliable for identifying relevant opportunities; instead, filter procurement databases directly by service category (medical evaluation, health plan administration, occupational medicine, clinical staffing) and monitor postings from health systems, county HR departments, and public safety pension boards.