UNSPSC 85482700: Nerves upper extremities, percutaneous approach

This class includes one or more of 22 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the nerves of the upper extremity, percutaneous approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 01.

UNSPSC 85482700 Nerves upper extremities, percutaneous approach is a Class code that shows minimal alignment between its medical device or procedure nomenclature and the state and local procurement activity currently tagged to it. The recent opportunities posted under this code span occupational health screening, disability medical evaluation, surgical benefit administration, pharmacy management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve percutaneous nerve intervention procedures. The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that this code is being applied as a catch-all container for healthcare-related professional services without regard to the clinical specificity the code name implies.

The issuing bodies include municipal retirement offices (City of Phoenix), municipal employee benefits offices (City of Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County, Collier County), and regional health systems (County of Santa Clara), with activity concentrated in Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years) to summarize disability medical records and coordinate examinations for approximately 75 annual pension disability applications; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) to conduct baseline and periodic examinations across 14 ferry system locations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award RFSQ for temporary ancillary health professional staffing (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). Given the divergence between code scope and actual purchasing activity, this code warrants careful attention to individual opportunity descriptions rather than reliance on the code name alone.