UNSPSC 85473523: Extirpation of matter from facial nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 00CM0ZZ

UNSPSC 85473523 Extirpation of matter from facial nerve, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope — surgical removal of matter from the facial nerve via open approach — does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under it. The six most recent opportunities posted under this code solicit medical surveillance services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluation for disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for government employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these directly involve facial nerve surgery or comparable otolaryngologic procedures. The mismatch between code definition and actual procurement activity suggests either systematic miscoding in the source data or that this code has been applied as a catch-all for medical service categories that lack closer-fit taxonomy entries.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with issuing bodies including city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county government (Harris County, Collier County), and independent health care consortia. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services related to public safety pension disability determinations, budgeting $750,000 over five years. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFQ (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations statewide, requiring board certification in occupational medicine. Collier County issued an RFP (258414, due April 9, 2026) for pharmacy benefit management covering approximately 2,400 county employees against historical annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million. The County of Santa Clara Health System solicited a qualified vendor pool (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) for temporary staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical specialties on a non-exclusive, multiple-award basis with no guaranteed volume. Given the substantial mismatch between the code's surgical scope and all posted opportunities, this code presents minimal pursuit opportunity for vendors serving the facial nerve surgery market.