UNSPSC 85482817: Excision of brachial plexus, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of brachial plexus, percutaneous endoscopic 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 01B34ZZ

UNSPSC 85482817 Excision of brachial plexus, percutaneous endoscopic approach (Commodity) shows limited relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect healthcare administration and management services that fall outside the scope of surgical interventions — namely, inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support programs, and fire department medical direction. None of these solicitations involve excision procedures or surgical specialties. The issuing bodies span county health departments, county commissioners, and municipal fire departments across Florida, Georgia, and California, but the activities being procured diverge substantially from the code's stated clinical definition.

The mismatch between the code's surgical scope and the state and local opportunities posted under it suggests either tagging error or a fundamental disconnect between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how these jurisdictions classify healthcare procurement. Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering approximately 2,400 employees and 4,800 members (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services for 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026). The code shows no genuine purchasing activity aligned with its commodity definition and warrants review for reclassification or recoding by the source jurisdiction.