UNSPSC 85482622: Extirpation of matter from ulnar nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from 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 01C40ZZ

UNSPSC 85482622 Extirpation of matter from ulnar nerve, open approach is a Commodity code that carries a medical-procedure clinical taxonomy label bearing no relationship to what state and local governments are actually procuring. The recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, disability benefit evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgery carve-out networks for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth—none of which involves ulnar nerve surgery or any surgical procedure. The code appears to be a misclassification artifact; state and local buyers are not using it to source nerve surgery services, and the code should not be treated as actionable for procurement purposes.

The geographic spread of the six recent opportunities includes Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation ferries occupational medical surveillance), Arizona (City of Phoenix Fire and Police Pension Board disability evaluations), California (City of Long Beach surgical care networks and County of Santa Clara temporary health staffing), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management), and Texas (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department emergency and specialty care for detained youth). No pattern of repeat buyers or concentrated activity under this code exists in the source material. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual solicitations signals that vendors should verify code assignment in procurement notices before responding; pursuing work under this code requires treating each opportunity as a standalone engagement in health services administration or staffing rather than as part of a coherent commodity family.