UNSPSC 85473528: Extraction of acoustic nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extraction 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 00DN0ZZ

UNSPSC 85473528 Extraction of acoustic nerve, open approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local government procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure — removal of the acoustic (vestibulocochlear) nerve via open surgical approach — but the recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect purchasing of occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, surgical center-of-excellence carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for youth in detention. None of these solicitations involve extraction of acoustic nerve or any comparable surgical procedure.

The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or a systematic misalignment between how state and local procurement offices tag medical and health service opportunities and the UNSPSC taxonomy. The recent opportunities span multiple issuing bodies — Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), City of Long Beach (California), Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and County of Santa Clara Health System (California) — and include RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs across occupational health, pension disability evaluation, pharmacy administration, and temporary clinical staffing. No state or local solicitation in the source record references extraction of acoustic nerve or an equivalent procedural code. Active pursuit under this code is not warranted without clarification of the cataloging issue.