UNSPSC 85473565: Transfer trigeminal nerve to facial nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to transfer trigeminal nerve to 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 00XK0ZM

UNSPSC 85473565 Transfer trigeminal nerve to facial nerve, open approach is a Commodity code in the surgical procedure domain, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not align with its nominal scope. The five most recent opportunities tagged to this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services—none of which involve surgical nerve transfer procedures. The code appears to have been assigned incorrectly to opportunities that fall within broader healthcare administration, clinical services, and benefits management rather than surgical intervention. State and local procurement has not generated relevant recent activity under this code's actual scope of work.

The geographic spread of the misaligned opportunities includes Georgia (Muscogee County Prison medical services), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management and Monroe County virtual care), California (San Mateo County peer support pilot and Santa Monica Fire Department medical director), suggesting that if this code were actively used for its intended purpose, it would likely see activity across multiple states. However, absent any recent solicitations for actual trigeminal-to-facial nerve transfer procedures or related surgical services, the code does not represent a material procurement opportunity for state and local business development at this time. The mismatch between code assignment and actual solicitation scope indicates either tagging error or code drift in the purchasing system used by these jurisdictions.