UNSPSC 85482421: Extirpation of matter from thoracic sympathetic nerve, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 01CL3ZZ

UNSPSC 85482421 Extirpation of matter from thoracic sympathetic nerve, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity in the recent record. The code's medical procedural nomenclature does not match the scope of services being solicited under it. The most recent opportunities posted against this code include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for municipal employees, occupational medical surveillance for ferry system workers, emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these services involve thoracic sympathetic nerve procedures or any percutaneous surgical intervention. The disconnect suggests either a classification error in how opportunities are tagged at the source or a fundamental mismatch between the code's clinical definition and its use in state and local procurement workflows.

The issuing bodies across the recent record span city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal human resources departments (City of Long Beach), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile probation (Harris County), county health consortia (Collier County), and county health systems (Santa Clara County). Geographic activity centers on Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no concentrated regional pattern. Because the code's nominal scope does not reflect the work actually being purchased, pursue opportunities only if your firm operates in the specific service categories named in recent RFPs—independent medical evaluation, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, or temporary clinical staffing—and match the individual solicitation rather than relying on the code classification as a buying signal.