UNSPSC 85472702: Destruction of dura mater, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of dura mater, 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 00520ZZ

UNSPSC 85472702 Destruction of dura mater, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope — a surgical procedure involving the surgical membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord — and the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The six most recent solicitations posted since July 2026 involve independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit management for public employees, occupational health surveillance, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these activities involve dura mater procedures or neurosurgery. The issuing bodies span diverse public sectors: a municipal retirement office (City of Phoenix), a city employee benefits program (City of Long Beach), a state transportation department (Washington State Department of Transportation), a county juvenile justice agency (Harris County), a county board of commissioners (Collier County), and a county health system (Santa Clara County). The geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas, with no apparent concentration in any single jurisdiction or region.

The code shows no recent solicitation activity that matches its procedural classification. The Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP 26001, due October 16, 2026, seeks independent medical evaluation services with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Ferries RFP 20260825, due October 9, 2026, requests occupational medical surveillance services across 14 locations with a two-year base term and up to five one-year extensions; and the Santa Clara County Health System solicitation RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026, establishes a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical specialties. The mismatch between code classification and actual procurement activity suggests either a tagging error in source systems or that the code itself is infrequently used by state and local agencies for the procedures it nominally describes. Business development professionals should treat this code as a watch-only category and confirm with issuing bodies whether future neurosurgical procedural services or related implants are anticipated before investing pursuit resources.