UNSPSC 85481774: Release lumbar plexus, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release lumbar plexus, 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 01N90ZZ

UNSPSC 85481774 Release lumbar plexus, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific surgical procedure—does not align with the state and local opportunities recently posted under this classification. Recent solicitations tagged to this code cover independent medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational medical surveillance, surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans, specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these opportunities involve lumbar plexus release procedures or surgical interventions matching the code's stated scope. The mismatch suggests either a classification error in the posting systems or a narrow, episodic use case in which state and local bodies occasionally tag health-services procurement to this code despite its surgical-procedure nomenclature.

The issuing bodies across recent postings are geographically and functionally diverse—the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, the Washington State Department of Transportation, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and the County of Santa Clara Health System. Activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. The actual purchasing pattern under the code reflects administrative and managed-care health services rather than surgical procedures. Unless your firm pursues one of these specific health-system or retirement-administration opportunities and has aligned its response to the posted scope, this code warrants close monitoring for misclassification rather than active pursuit based on its nominal description.