UNSPSC 85473520: Excision of acoustic nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of acoustic 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 00BN0ZZ

UNSPSC 85473520 (Excision of acoustic nerve, open approach) is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged with this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, county employee pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve surgical excision of the acoustic nerve or surgical procedures of any kind. The code's nominal scope describes a specific surgical intervention performed within hospital or surgical settings, but state and local procurement offices appear to have applied it as a catch-all classification for broader healthcare service contracts that do not match the code's technical definition.

The geographic spread of these misaligned opportunities covers Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), and California (San Mateo County and Santa Monica), with posting dates spanning February through May 2026. Because the opportunities are systematically unrelated to acoustic nerve surgery, the code does not signal meaningful procurement intent in this domain. Firms pursuing state and local healthcare contracts should verify UNSPSC classification accuracy with issuing bodies before investing in proposal effort, as this code's recent use does not reflect surgical services procurement.