UNSPSC 85482631: Release median nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release 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 01N50ZZ

UNSPSC 85482631 Release median nerve, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but recent solicitations tagged under this code are procuring medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve surgical nerve release procedures. The issuing bodies are diverse: city retirement offices, county human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county health systems, and county juvenile probation departments. The mismatch between the code's clinical-procedure focus and the administrative, occupational-health, and staffing services being solicited suggests either misclassification of opportunities or limited relevance of this code to actual state and local medical purchasing patterns.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no concentration among states. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP for Washington State Ferries (due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach's surgical carve-out and Centers of Excellence RFP (due October 7, 2026), and Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP (due April 9, 2026, with approximately $8.7 million in historical annual spending). The code does not support a coherent business development strategy — the opportunities posted under it do not reflect surgical-procedure procurement and instead track to medical staffing, program administration, and occupational health services. Firms evaluating this code should verify opportunity classification before allocating pursuit resources.