UNSPSC 85473004: Removal of neurostimulator lead from spinal cord, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of neurostimulator lead from spinal cord, external 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 00PVXMZ

UNSPSC 85473004 Removal of neurostimulator lead from spinal cord, external approach is a Commodity code, yet the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect surgical or medical device procedures aligned with its nominal scope. Instead, the opportunities soliciting under this code cover independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determination, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, Centers of Excellence carve-out programs for surgical benefits, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, and information requests from hospital entities. None of these solicitations directly address neurostimulator lead removal or spinal cord surgical procedures. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that this code is being used as a catch-all for medical services that do not fit precisely within other UNSPSC categories.

Geographic activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington State. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) focused on disability benefit processing for public safety personnel; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFQ for occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) covering baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry system locations; the City of Long Beach posted an RFP for surgical benefits carve-out management (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management (258414); Santa Clara County Health System posted a non-exclusive multiple-award RFSQ for temporary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026); and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (071626BNM, due September 25, 2026). The code shows low relevance to its stated clinical scope and appears to reflect issuing-body coding inconsistency rather than a reliable market signal for neurostimulator procedures at the state and local level.