UNSPSC 85481967: Extraction of lumbar sympathetic nerve, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extraction of lumbar sympathetic nerve, percutaneous 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 01DN3ZZ

UNSPSC 85481967 Extraction of lumbar sympathetic nerve, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code do not procure surgical interventions or percutaneous extractions. Instead, they procure occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, surgical network carve-outs, temporary health professional staffing, emergency youth detention healthcare, and independent medical examinations — none of which fall within the scope of a nerve extraction procedure. This mismatch suggests either misclassification in the state and local systems tagging these opportunities or a fundamental disconnect between the code's clinical definition and how it is being applied in procurement.

The recent opportunities originate from a mix of municipal, county, and state-level health and human services bodies across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for disability medical record summary and independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026); the City of Long Beach issued an RFP for surgical Center of Excellence network carve-outs for its Anthem PPO plan (due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Washington State Ferries, solicited occupational medical surveillance services (due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference August 31, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners sought pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical categories (due October 7, 2026). This code shows no relevant recent procurement activity aligned with its stated commodity definition and should not be pursued based on the current opportunity set.