UNSPSC 85482319: Reposition thoracic nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition thoracic 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 01S80ZZ

UNSPSC 85482319 Reposition thoracic nerve, open approach (Commodity) does not align with the state and local procurement activity currently tagged to this code. Recent opportunities solicited under this classification are administrative, occupational, and benefits-related medical services — not surgical procedures. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation requested occupational medical surveillance services for ferry system employees; the City of Long Beach sought a surgical procedure carve-out benefit manager for its PPO plan; the County of Santa Clara Health System established a vendor qualification pool for temporary health professional staffing in ancillary clinical categories; and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth. None involve the thoracic nerve repositioning procedures the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a classification error in the procurement system.

State and local issuers posting under this code span city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, county commissioners, and juvenile justice authorities across Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Recent activity (July through October 2026) shows a narrow concentration in benefits administration, occupational health compliance, medical staffing qualification, and youth detention healthcare — all administrative or staffing functions rather than surgical interventions. No opportunities posted under this code involve surgical procedures, operating room services, or clinical thoracic work. Given the persistent mismatch between the code's surgical nomenclature and the administrative medical services being bought, this code warrants close examination for recoding before pursuing opportunities tagged to it. State and local procurement systems occasionally misapply medical procedure codes to services procurement; confirming the actual scope with the issuing body's procurement office before bid preparation is essential to avoid wasted effort on misaligned proposals.