UNSPSC 85472723: Extirpation of matter from subarachnoid space, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from subarachnoid space, 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 00C50ZZ

UNSPSC 85472723 Extirpation of matter from subarachnoid space, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—a surgical procedure to remove material from the subarachnoid space—does not align with the six recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. Those opportunities instead solicit independent medical evaluation services (City of Phoenix), surgical benefit carve-out programs (City of Long Beach), occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Department of Transportation), emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (County of Santa Clara Health System). None of these services involve the specific neurosurgical procedure the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or use of the code as a catch-all for health services procurement outside its intended scope.

Activity under this code appears concentrated among county health systems and municipal benefit administrators rather than hospital systems performing the procedure itself. The most recent opportunities come from Arizona (Phoenix), California (Long Beach and Santa Clara), Washington State (Ferries medical surveillance), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), with response deadlines clustered between late September and early October 2026. If pursuing work under this code, vendors should clarify with issuing bodies whether the UNSPSC tagging reflects actual procurement intent or administrative convenience, as the concrete solicitations show no demand for neurosurgical services but substantial volume in occupational health, medical staff augmentation, and benefits administration.