UNSPSC 85473503: Destruction of facial nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of facial nerve, 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 005M0ZZ

UNSPSC 85473503 Destruction of facial nerve, open approach is a Commodity code whose abstract clinical nomenclature does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The six opportunities in the source record span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability retirement benefits, surgical benefit carve-out programs, specialty and emergency medical services for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve facial nerve destruction or surgical procedures. The code appears to have been applied to general medical procurement categories by issuing bodies, suggesting either metadata misclassification or a mismatch between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how state and local procurement systems tag healthcare and medical staffing services.

The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System), municipalities (City of Phoenix, City of Long Beach), and special-purpose districts (Phoenix Fire Pension Board and Phoenix Police Pension Board). Geographic activity includes Arizona, California, Florida, Washington State, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP due October 16, 2026 ($750,000 maximum over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance services RFP for Washington State Ferries due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference August 31, 2026; the City of Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out program RFP due October 7, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle RFP due October 7, 2026. The code shows little relevance to the actual services being solicited and warrants reclassification review by the issuing procurement offices.