UNSPSC 85481005: Excision of head and neck sympathetic nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of head and neck sympathetic 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 01BK0ZZ

UNSPSC 85481005 Excision of head and neck sympathetic nerve, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not align with that scope. The posted solicitations cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs for employee health plans, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve head and neck sympathetic nerve excision or surgical procedures of that specificity. The code shows a broad mismatch between its nominal definition and actual procurement activity.

The geographic spread of the few opportunities posted includes Washington State (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries), Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), with no clear concentration in any single state or region. Recent issuers span state agencies, county governments, cities, and county health systems. Given the fundamental disconnect between the code name and the services actually being solicited, this code does not appear to reflect relevant recent state and local procurement activity in medical device procurement or surgical procedure-related contracting. Firms should verify whether opportunities posted under this code represent either a data classification error or a tangential application before investing significant pursuit effort.