UNSPSC 85682954: Removal of bone growth stimulator from skull, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of bone growth stimulator from skull, 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 0NP03MZ

UNSPSC 85682954 Removal of bone growth stimulator from skull, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under it bear no meaningful relationship to that clinical scope. The six recent opportunities instead span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit management programs, occupational medical surveillance, specialty medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—none of which involve removal of bone growth stimulators or skull procedures. The code shows little relevant recent activity for the scope it purports to describe.

The issuing bodies across these opportunities are geographically dispersed city and county health systems and retirement offices: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office, the City of Long Beach, Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, and Santa Clara County Health System. The opportunities posted between late July and mid-September 2026, with response deadlines ranging from early September through mid-October 2026. Representative examples include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years) supporting disability determinations for public safety pension applicants, and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, two-year term with options to extend). The mismatch between the code's nominal clinical content and the actual work being solicited indicates either systematic miscoding in state procurement systems or that this code is being applied outside its intended taxonomy scope.