UNSPSC 85473500: Upper cranial nerves-hearing smell taste facial movement, open approach

This class includes one or more of 22 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the upper cranial nerves, open endoscopic approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 00.

UNSPSC 85473500 Upper cranial nerves-hearing smell taste facial movement, open approach is a Class code that shows no relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope — surgical procedures on upper cranial nerves — does not align with the recent opportunities posted under this designation. The six most recent solicitations tagged to this code across Arizona, California, Washington, and Florida are instead requesting disability medical evaluations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for health plan members, occupational medical surveillance, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations involve cranial nerve surgery or procedures matching the code's stated clinical scope.

The mismatch suggests either that the code has been incorrectly applied by issuing bodies or that state and local procurement systems are using this medical taxonomy code as a default container for broader healthcare service procurement unrelated to the specific procedure it names. State and local buyers pursuing this code should verify the accuracy of code assignment before committing resources to pursuit, as the actual work being bought does not correspond to the code's nominal scope.