UNSPSC 85482902: Destruction of cervical nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of cervical 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 01510ZZ

UNSPSC 85482902 Destruction of cervical nerve, open approach is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local procurement activity, does not align with the work actually being solicited under this classification. The code's medical-procedure nomenclature suggests surgical intervention, yet the recent opportunities tagged to it describe occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary clinical staffing, surgical procedure carve-outs for health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which constitute destruction of cervical nerve procedures or surgical treatment. State and local procurement systems have tagged this code to health services administration and medical benefit management activities that fall outside the surgical scope the code nominally describes, indicating either a cataloging error in the underlying data or a persistent mismatch between code assignment and actual work scope at the tagging source.

Recent opportunities show no pattern of surgical-procedure procurement under this code. The most relevant solicitations — including the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's disability medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing RFQ (due October 7, 2026) — address employee medical examinations, medical record review, and clinical staffing, not surgical intervention. Given the disconnect between the code's stated scope and current tagging practice, firms pursuing state and local work under this code should verify the correct UNSPSC classification before investing development resources.