UNSPSC 85473519: Excision of facial nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision 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 00BM0ZZ

UNSPSC 85473519 Excision of facial nerve, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this classification do not reflect facial nerve excision work; instead, they span occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-outs for Centers of Excellence, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, specialty emergency services for youth in custody, and other administrative or clinical support functions that fall outside the scope of a specific surgical intervention. The mismatch between the code's nominal surgical scope and the work actually being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or that this Commodity code is not actively used for genuine facial nerve procedures in state and local contracting.

The issuing bodies posting under this code span city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), county health systems and probation departments (Harris County, Santa Clara County), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), and municipalities (City of Long Beach, Collier County). Geographic activity appears concentrated in California, Arizona, Washington, Texas, and Florida, with no single jurisdiction dominating. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026) for disability pension medical record reviews and examinations, the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP for ferry workers (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle (due October 7, 2026). The absence of facial nerve excision solicitations and the prevalence of unrelated medical administration and occupational health work indicates this code warrants close review for accuracy before pursuing opportunities posted under it.