UNSPSC 85472301: Destruction of glossopharyngeal nerve, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of glossopharyngeal nerve, 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 005P3ZZ

UNSPSC 85472301 Destruction of glossopharyngeal nerve, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure involving the glossopharyngeal nerve—does not align with the opportunities posted under this classification in recent weeks. State and local buyers tagged to this code are instead soliciting medical evaluation, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and surgical carve-out benefits for employee health plans. These solicitations address broad healthcare administration and occupational medicine rather than the specific nerve-ablation procedure the code nominally describes, indicating a significant mismatch between the code's technical name and actual procurement use.

The recent opportunities span multiple issuing bodies—city retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county boards, and juvenile justice agencies—across Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida, with no single jurisdiction or buyer type dominating. The Washington State Department of Transportation (Washington State Ferries) posted an RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System posted an RFQ for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. Because the code's stated scope and the actual work being procured diverge substantially, the code as currently classified does not serve as a reliable predictor of medical or surgical contracting opportunities in state and local procurement.