UNSPSC 85483022: Release cervical plexus, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release cervical plexus, 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 01N03ZZ

UNSPSC 85483022 Release cervical plexus, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with the state and local contract opportunities currently tagged under it. The recent solicitations—independent medical evaluation services, surgery benefit carve-out programs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty emergency care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—address healthcare administration, benefits management, and staffing, not percutaneous nerve procedures. The code's nominal scope describes a surgical intervention procedure, which diverges sharply from what is actually being procured. State and local governments have not posted solicitations under this code for the clinical service it nominally names.

The mismatch suggests either a classification error in how the opportunities were tagged or a fundamental disconnect between the code's procedural scope and state and local procurement practice. Vendors pursuing this code should verify the actual commodity or service line they intend to target through direct inquiry to issuing bodies rather than relying on this Commodity code as a procurement vehicle.