UNSPSC 85481747: Excision of lumbar sympathetic nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of lumbar 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 01BN0ZZ

UNSPSC 85481747 Excision of lumbar sympathetic nerve, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities show the code is being applied to a much broader set of occupational health, disability evaluation, and medical benefits administration services that bear no relationship to the code's title. The Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation RFP (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) seeks disability medical record summaries and psychiatric examination scheduling for pension applicants; the Washington State Department of Transportation requests occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); the City of Long Beach solicits surgical procedure carve-out benefits management for its employee health plan (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation seeks specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth (071626BNM, RFI, due September 25, 2026); Collier County seeks pharmacy benefit management (258414, RFP, due April 9, 2026); and Santa Clara County Health System establishes a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, RFQ, due October 7, 2026). The issuing bodies span county commissioners' offices, state departments, city retirement boards, health systems, and juvenile justice agencies—a wide jurisdictional mix with no pattern of repeat buyers in the source material.

Activity concentrates in the Southwest and West, with solicitations from Arizona, California (two counties and one city), Florida, Texas, and Washington. The code shows little relevant recent activity for the surgical procedure it nominally describes; the opportunities posted under it represent misclassification. Firms evaluating this code should verify UNSPSC mapping before committing resources, as the actual procurement appears to span benefits administration, occupational health compliance, medical staffing, and health plan management rather than surgical nerve excision services.