UNSPSC 85482731: Release median nerve, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release median nerve, percutaneous 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 01N53ZZ

UNSPSC 85482731 Release median nerve, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with state and local government procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific orthopedic surgical procedure—percutaneous release of the median nerve—yet recent state and local opportunities tagged under or near this code encompass a far broader set of medical services and administrative functions that bear no relationship to this discrete procedure. The actual work being solicited includes disability medical record review and summarization for pension benefit determinations, occupational health surveillance programs, pharmacy benefit management, Centers of Excellence surgical networks, temporary health professional staffing for ancillary clinical roles, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these services involve performing or managing the median nerve release procedure itself.

The issuing bodies span city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), county health systems (Santa Clara County Health System), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county juvenile justice agencies (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department), and general county government procurement (Collier County Board of County Commissioners). Recent opportunities with posted dates between July and September 2026 show activity in Arizona, California, Washington, Florida, and Texas. The mismatch between the code's procedural name and the actual scope of opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that this Commodity code is used as a catch-all for medical services that lack precise taxonomic placement. If pursuing activity under this code, expect to compete on medical administration, care coordination, and staffing services rather than on procedural expertise in median nerve release.