UNSPSC 85481003: Drainage of head and neck sympathetic nerve with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of head and neck sympathetic nerve with drainage device, 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 019K00Z

UNSPSC 85481003 Drainage of head and neck sympathetic nerve with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows negligible alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities posted under this code do not involve surgical drainage procedures. Instead, state and local issuers have tagged independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical center-of-excellence carve-outs, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing under this code. These opportunities span occupational health compliance, benefit administration, workforce scheduling, and vendor pool formation—none of which involves the neurological surgical intervention the code name specifies.

The recent opportunities originate from diverse issuing bodies including the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona), the City of Long Beach (California), the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (California). The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, with a contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award proposal for temporary health professional staffing due October 7, 2026. The code assignment appears to be a data-quality issue rather than a signal of actual procurement demand for surgical drainage services.