UNSPSC 85481757: Extirpation of matter from lumbar sympathetic nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 01CN0ZZ

UNSPSC 85481757 Extirpation of matter from lumbar sympathetic nerve, open approach is a Commodity code that appears in state and local procurement records with minimal recent relevance to its clinical procedure name. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not involve surgical extirpation or neurological intervention; instead, they center on occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical centers of excellence networks, and inpatient hospital services for youth in custody. These solicitations represent administrative and preventive occupational health programs, managed care carve-outs, pharmacy network management, and clinical staffing—none of which align with the narrow surgical procedure the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either miscoding in the source records or that this code has been repurposed in state and local taxonomy to encompass broader medical services categories.

The recent activity spans city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, and county juvenile justice programs across Arizona, Washington, California, and Florida. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) issued an RFP for independent medical evaluation services due October 16, 2026, with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000; the Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services due October 9, 2026; the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) established a temporary health professional staffing qualification pool due October 7, 2026; and the City of Long Beach (California) requested proposals for a surgical benefit carve-out program due October 7, 2026. These represent typical administrative health program procurements rather than surgical interventions. Given the disconnect between the code's ostensible scope and the actual work being purchased, this code shows little decision-relevant activity for vendors specializing in the procedure it nominally names.