UNSPSC 85482019: Supplement lumbar nerve with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement lumbar nerve with autologous tissue substitute, 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 01UB37Z

UNSPSC 85482019 Supplement lumbar nerve with autologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that sits at the narrowest tier of the UN taxonomy and nominally describes a specific surgical procedure — implantation of autologous tissue to supplement a lumbar nerve via percutaneous technique. The recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code do not reflect surgical procurement. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees and retirees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. None of these scopes align with orthopedic or neurological surgical implants or procedures. The code shows little relevant recent activity and reflects a systematic mismatch between the UNSPSC taxonomy label and what state and local governments are actually buying under it.

The opportunities themselves span diverse issuing bodies — a county sheriff's department (Muscogee County Prison in Georgia), two county health and human services functions (Collier County and Monroe County in Florida), a county behavioral health authority (San Mateo County in California), and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica, California). All five recent postings are RFPs with response dates ranging from April 2026 through October 2025, covering healthcare administration, managed care delivery, and medical direction rather than surgical supplies or implants. Geographic representation is limited to Georgia, Florida, and California. The mismatch between the code's surgical-procedure name and the administrative and clinical-service scopes actually being procured suggests either data-entry error in the source system or a fundamental disconnection in how this particular state and local procurement taxonomy node is being applied in practice. Pursuit under this code would require clarification from the issuing bodies about whether the UNSPSC coding reflects their actual procurement intent or a cataloging artifact.