UNSPSC 85473527: Extraction of facial nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extraction 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 00DM0ZZ

UNSPSC 85473527 Extraction of facial nerve, open approach is a Commodity code whose title does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent solicitations posted under this code include occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, pharmacy benefit management services for county employees, temporary health professional staffing for a regional health system, independent medical evaluation services for public safety pension boards, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for city employees, and emergency medical services for youth in custody. None of these opportunities involve facial nerve extraction or surgical procedures matching the code's nominal scope. State and local governments are using this code to tag general medical services procurement, not the specific surgical intervention the code name describes. The issuing bodies span county health systems, city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county probation departments, and municipal procurement offices across multiple states, indicating the code is being applied as a catch-all for health services contracting rather than as a marker for the specialized surgical service it nominally identifies.

Activity is dispersed geographically across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no single jurisdiction dominating the recent posting volume. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations, due October 16, 2026, at $750,000 over five years. The City of Long Beach issued an RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits serving approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees, due October 7, 2026. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFQ for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations, due October 9, 2026. The County of Santa Clara Health System established a multiple-award qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across thirteen ancillary clinical categories, due October 7, 2026. Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 7,200 members with historical annual pharmacy spending of $8.7 million, due April 9, 2026. The mismatch between the code's surgical title and the actual medical services being procured suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or use of this code as a default bucket for health services contracting outside other established categories. Prospective vendors should verify alignment with specific opportunity scope before pursuing; the code itself provides limited guidance to actual buying patterns.