UNSPSC 85482411: Destruction of thoracic sympathetic nerve, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of thoracic 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 015L3ZZ

UNSPSC 85482411 Destruction of thoracic sympathetic nerve, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The six most recent opportunities tagged under or near this code span occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit management, pharmacy benefit administration, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency/specialty medical services for youth in custody—none of which involve the neurological surgical procedure the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either persistent miscoding at the source or that this Commodity code is not actively used by state and local buyers to classify the work they actually procure.

No relevant recent opportunities exist under this code. Business development professionals evaluating procurement activity in the 85482411 namespace should verify the accuracy of coding assignments at the source or consider whether alternative UNSPSC codes better capture the medical and surgical service categories their firm pursues in state and local health system, county, and municipal procurement.