UNSPSC 85482618: Excision of ulnar nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of ulnar 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 01B40ZZ

UNSPSC 85482618 Excision of ulnar nerve, open approach is a Commodity code nominally naming a specific surgical procedure, but recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little alignment with that narrow clinical definition. The code appears to capture a much broader scope of occupational health, disability evaluation, and health benefits administration services that state and local governments are actually buying. Recent solicitations include independent medical evaluation services for pension disability determinations, occupational medical surveillance programs, specialty surgical carve-out benefits for employee health plans, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing. The issuing bodies are municipal retirement offices, county health systems, state transportation departments, county probation authorities, and county benefits procurement offices—a diverse mix reflecting the code's apparent role as a catch-all taxonomy entry for health services contracting that does not fit neatly into narrower clinical procedure codes.

Activity spans multiple states including Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001) on September 16, 2026 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability retirement determinations, with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years. The Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFQ (RFP20260825) on August 25, 2026 for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations statewide, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference scheduled for August 31, 2026. The City of Long Beach issued an RFP (HR26753) on August 26, 2026 for a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program serving approximately 3,800 active employees and retirees enrolled in its Anthem PPO plan, with proposals due October 7, 2026 and contract go-live targeted for April 1, 2027. The code shows activity but demonstrates a fundamental mismatch between its nominal definition and actual procurement scope; vendors should verify code assignment with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities.