UNSPSC 85481729: Drainage of sciatic nerve with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of sciatic 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 019F00Z

UNSPSC 85481729 Drainage of sciatic nerve with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that shows a fundamental mismatch between its clinical procedure name and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect surgical or neurosurgical interventions; instead, they reflect occupational health services, pension board medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which align with the code's nominal scope of an open surgical drainage procedure on the sciatic nerve. The mismatch suggests either a classification error in the state and local procurement system or inconsistent application of the code across different issuing bodies. The code shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement when evaluated against its stated clinical scope.

The six recent opportunities attributed to the code span Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas and include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, RFP due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach (surgical benefit carve-out for employee health plans, RFP due October 7, 2026); Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance services, RFP due October 9, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, RFI due September 25, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit management services, RFP due April 9, 2026); and Santa Clara County Health System (temporary health professional staffing for ancillary clinical categories, RFP due October 7, 2026). None of these represent the surgical drainage procedure the code nominally describes, and the absence of coherent procurement signals under this code suggests it is not a practical vehicle for business development.