UNSPSC 85482903: Destruction of phrenic nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of phrenic 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 01520ZZ

UNSPSC 85482903 Destruction of phrenic nerve, open approach is a Commodity code for surgical procedures, but state and local government procurement activity under this code does not align with the code's clinical scope. Recent solicitations tagged with this code involve occupational health surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability benefit determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical carve-out benefits for employees, and emergency medical services for youth in custody—none of which involve phrenic nerve destruction or surgical intervention at the procedural level. The mismatch between the code's nominal medical description and the transactional work actually being bought suggests either a classification error in how opportunities were tagged or that this code is not the appropriate UNSPSC category for state and local health procurement activity.

No recent state and local opportunities under this code are substantively relevant to phrenic nerve destruction services or related surgical procedures.