UNSPSC 85472712: Drainage of subarachnoid space with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of subarachnoid space with drainage device, 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 009500Z

UNSPSC 85472712 Drainage of subarachnoid space with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code bears no substantive relationship to the code's nominal clinical scope. The six opportunities posted between July and September 2026 span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit carve-out management, occupational health surveillance, juvenile detention medical care, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve neurosurgical drainage procedures or related devices. The mismatch suggests that this code has been misapplied by posting agencies or reflects a data-classification error in the underlying opportunity records rather than genuine procurement demand for the clinical service the code names.

The issuing bodies include a city retirement system (Phoenix), two cities (Long Beach and a WSDOT state agency), a county juvenile probation department (Harris County), a county health system (Collier County), and a regional health system (Santa Clara County). Geographic distribution spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no state appearing more than once in the recent set. The sheer diversity of service categories, the absence of any opportunity actually soliciting neurosurgical devices or related clinical supplies, and the consistent misalignment between code label and scope of work together indicate that this UNSPSC code is not a reliable signal for state and local procurement intent and should not be prioritized in pursuit strategy at this time.