UNSPSC 85762410: Extirpation of matter from cranial cavity, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from cranial cavity, external 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 0WC1XZZ

UNSPSC 85762410 Extirpation of matter from cranial cavity, external approach is a Commodity code showing minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope — a neurosurgical procedure — does not align with the work actually being solicited under it in current opportunities. Recent postings tagged to this code cover occupational medical surveillance, disability medical record review and independent medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical procedure carve-out programs, and youth detention medical services. None of these solicitations involve cranial surgery or neurosurgical intervention. The mismatch suggests either a data classification error in the source or a jurisdictional coding practice that does not reflect the operational scope of the opportunities. Issuers range across state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation, Collier County Board of County Commissioners), counties (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara County), and cities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach), indicating the code tag appears in diverse procurement contexts without substantive connection to the code's nominal medical procedure.

The geographic spread of tagged opportunities spans Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Washington, but the work itself — benefits administration, medical staffing, occupational health programs, and detention medical services — falls outside neurosurgical scope. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP (due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability pension determinations, the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026) for ferry workers across 14 Washington locations, and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification pool solicitation (due October 7, 2026) for temporary ancillary health professional staffing. None of these work streams align with the code's cranial procedure classification. Business development professionals should treat this code as having little actionable relevance to procurement strategy absent clarification of why medical administration and occupational health services are being tagged under a neurosurgical commodity designation.