UNSPSC 85482607: Division of median nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to division of median 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 01850ZZ

UNSPSC 85482607 Division of median nerve, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure — division or cutting of the median nerve via open surgical technique — yet the recent opportunities tagged to this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction. None of these solicitations involve median nerve surgery or related orthopedic or neurological surgical services. The mismatch between the code's surgical scope and the actual health care and social services being procured suggests either a data-tagging error or that this code is not actively used by state and local procurement offices for the goods and services they actually buy.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities — Muscogee County Prison (Georgia), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), San Mateo County Health (California), and Santa Monica Fire Department (California) — are procuring administrative health care services, managed care platforms, and public safety medical oversight, none of which align with surgical procedures. Given the absence of opportunities reflecting the code's stated commodity scope, business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for state and local procurement purposes and focus resources on health care service and administrative codes that better reflect the current solicitation activity in correctional health, county employee benefits, emergency medical direction, and behavioral health.