UNSPSC 85482611: Drainage of ulnar nerve with drainage device, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of ulnar nerve with drainage device, 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 019400Z

UNSPSC 85482611 Drainage of ulnar nerve with drainage device, open approach is a Commodity code that maps to medical procedure and healthcare administration services, though the code's nominal title bears no relationship to the actual work state and local governments are soliciting under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code reflect a mismatch: they include independent medical evaluation services for disability retirement determinations, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, specialty surgical carve-out programs, temporary clinical staffing placement, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these services align with the code's stated focus on a specific surgical drainage procedure. The mix of issuing bodies includes county health systems, county pension boards, state transportation departments, county probation agencies, and city employee benefit offices — a wide range of administrative and operational health-benefit buyers rather than surgical providers. The absence of surgical facility or procedural solicitations under this code indicates that state and local procurement offices are either using the code incorrectly or applying it to a broader category of medical administration that the code's taxonomy does not accurately describe.

Recent activity shows solicitations across Arizona, Washington, California, Texas, and Florida. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services with a response deadline of October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, issued RFP RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance services with a response deadline of October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026. The City of Long Beach issued RFP HR26753 for surgical benefit carve-out services with a response deadline of October 7, 2026. Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth with a response deadline of September 25, 2026. Collier County issued RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately $8.7 million in historical annual pharmacy spending. Given the profound mismatch between the code's surgical procedure title and the administrative healthcare and staffing services actually being procured, this code does not represent a coherent procurement category for business development purposes.