UNSPSC 85472245: Transfer vagus nerve to olfactory nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to transfer vagus nerve to olfactory nerve, open 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 00XQ0ZF

UNSPSC 85472245 Transfer vagus nerve to olfactory nerve, open approach is a Commodity code that designates a highly specialized surgical procedure with no meaningful recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains no solicitations for this neurological surgery or related surgical services; the five recent opportunities posted by state and local jurisdictions involve inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services—none of which involve the surgical nerve transfer procedure that the code nominally describes.

State and local governments do not appear to be procuring this specific surgical intervention through standard public contracting vehicles. The mismatch between the code's narrow clinical designation and actual state and local healthcare purchasing activity suggests that this code is either not used for current procurement or was assigned in error to opportunities in the health services space. Vendors pursuing state and local healthcare contracts should monitor related codes for medical services, emergency response support, and behavioral health contracting instead.