UNSPSC 85472425: Extraction of glossopharyngeal nerve, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extraction of glossopharyngeal nerve, percutaneous endoscopic 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 00DP4ZZ

UNSPSC 85472425 Extraction of glossopharyngeal nerve, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the most recent state and local opportunities tagged under it procure occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, Centers of Excellence surgical carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in custody — none of which involve nerve extraction or surgical procedures matching the code's description. This mismatch suggests either miscoding at the point of solicitation or a data quality issue that significantly limits the code's utility as a procurement category for medical device, surgical services, or clinical staffing vendors.

The geographic spread of the six recent opportunities spans Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation), Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach and County of Santa Clara), Florida (Collier County), and Texas (Harris County), with issuing bodies including a state transportation department, cities, counties, and a county health system. The issuers are diverse and disconnected — no repeat buyers appear — and the work they are actually procuring involves administrative medical services, benefits management, and staffing rather than surgical procedures or supplies. Because the code shows no coherent procurement signal aligned with its stated scope, vendors should verify coding accuracy before investing in pursuit under this classification.