UNSPSC 85482601: Destruction of brachial plexus, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of brachial plexus, 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 01530ZZ

UNSPSC 85482601 Destruction of brachial plexus, open approach is a Commodity code whose nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure — does not align with the medical services work state and local governments are actually soliciting. The recent opportunities tagged under this code reflect administrative and occupational health services: independent medical evaluations for disability pension determinations, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, pharmacy benefit management, surgical care-center networks for municipal employees, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these solicitations request surgical destruction of the brachial plexus or related surgical interventions; the code assignment appears to be a categorical misclassification. The issuing bodies span county governments (Santa Clara, Collier, Harris), municipal retirement offices (Phoenix), state departments of transportation (Washington), and municipal employee benefits programs (Long Beach). The work being solicited—medical record summarization, occupational screening, benefits administration, and temporary clinical staffing—falls outside the surgical procedure category this code nominally describes.

The geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations (RTMRFP26001, proposals due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years); the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, proposals due October 9, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFSQ to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary clinical staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, proposals due October 7, 2026). A bidder evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for its stated scope; the recent activity suggests a data-quality issue in the procurement taxonomy rather than genuine demand for the surgical procedure the code nominally describes.