UNSPSC 85473403: Removal of drainage device from cranial nerve, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from cranial nerve, 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 00PEX0Z

UNSPSC 85473403 Removal of drainage device from cranial nerve, external approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific neurosurgical procedure; however, the recent opportunities posted under this classification show no relevant activity related to cranial nerve surgery or medical device removal. Instead, the tagged solicitations span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, disability medical evaluations, and surgical procedure carve-out networks—none of which involve the procedure named in the code.

State and local procurement offices are using this code to classify substantially different services. The Washington State Department of Transportation, City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara Health System, Collier County, and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department have all tagged work under this code that reflects occupational medicine, employee health benefits administration, staffing coordination, and specialty medical network management rather than cranial nerve procedures. Given this mismatch, the code presents no actionable opportunity for firms focused on neurosurgical services or device removal. Bidders should verify code assignment with issuing offices during the RFQ or RFP intake phase to confirm whether a posted opportunity is genuinely relevant to their service line.