UNSPSC 85482920: Extraction of cervical nerve, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extraction 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 01D10ZZ

UNSPSC 85482920 Extraction of cervical nerve, open approach is a Commodity code nominally describing a surgical procedure, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no alignment with orthopedic or neurosurgical services. Instead, the opportunities tagged with this code span occupational and disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, health professional staffing, and surgical benefit carve-outs for employee health plans. The mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in how opportunities are tagged or a classification boundary that does not reflect actual purchasing. The kinds of work being solicited are occupational health surveillance for government employees, independent medical record review and evaluation for retirement disability determinations, specialty surgical networks for municipal employee benefits, and temporary ancillary health professional staffing for county health systems. Issuing bodies include city retirement offices (City of Phoenix), state transportation departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county human services and health systems (Collier County, Harris County Juvenile Probation, Santa Clara County Health System), and municipalities (City of Long Beach).

Geographic spread across recent opportunities spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, with no concentration in a single region. Representative solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 maximum over five years) to support disability benefit determinations for fire and police pension applicants; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services (due October 9, 2026, two-year term with optional extensions) covering baseline and periodic exams for ferry system shipyard and crew personnel across 14 locations; the City of Long Beach's RFP for a surgical and medical procedure carve-out benefit program (due October 7, 2026, two-year initial term with three optional one-year renewals) providing Centers of Excellence networks for orthopedic, spine, cardiac, and oncology procedures for approximately 3,800 enrolled employees and retirees; and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (deadline April 9, 2026, three-year term with two optional one-year renewals, approximately $8.7 million annually in historical spend). The code shows recent activity but little signal that it reflects procurement of actual cervical nerve extraction procedures.