UNSPSC 85473637: Removal of drainage device from cranial nerve, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of drainage device from cranial nerve, percutaneous 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 00PE30Z

UNSPSC 85473637 Removal of drainage device from cranial nerve, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code whose title does not align with the state and local solicitations currently posted under it. The recent opportunities block shows no procurement activity related to neurosurgical device removal; instead, the opportunities tagged to this code encompass independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical care carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth. These are administrative healthcare services, benefit program management, and staffing arrangements rather than surgical procedures or device removal. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently or incorrectly to procurement records that do not reflect its nominal scope.

State and local issuers across multiple jurisdictions and sectors—city retirement offices (Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara), county procurement offices (Collier County), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties managing juvenile detention (Harris County), and municipal human resources divisions (Long Beach)—have posted opportunities in the block, but none of these solicitations involve the cranial nerve procedure named in the code. The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, with activity concentrated in large metropolitan and state-level health and benefits administration. Given the absence of relevant recent procurement activity under the code's stated scope, business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for state and local contracting purposes and verify the correct UNSPSC classification before pursuing opportunities in neurosurgical services or related device procurement.