UNSPSC 85762512: Insertion of other device into cranial cavity, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of other device into cranial cavity, 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 0WH10YZ

UNSPSC 85762512 Insertion of other device into cranial cavity, open approach is a Commodity code that shows negligible alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a neurosurgical procedure—implantation of a device within the skull via open surgery—but the recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect surgical implants, device procurement, or cranial interventions. Instead, state and local agencies have tagged this code to solicit independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and Centers of Excellence carve-out programs. These solicitations span medical administration, contracted clinical services, and benefits management rather than implantable medical devices or surgical procedures.

The mismatch between the code's clinical scope and the actual work being bought renders this code unsuitable as a procurement target for vendors in the implantable neurosurgical device space. Recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for disability medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's RFP for surgical benefit carve-out programs (due October 7, 2026), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026), and Collier County's RFP for pharmacy benefit management services (deadline April 9, 2026). These are benefit administration, clinical staffing, and medical services contracts—not device procurement. State and local buyers applying this code appear to be using it as a catch-all miscoding rather than a genuine device or surgical-procedure category. Firms pursuing state and local medical device or surgical implant opportunities should confirm actual UNSPSC assignment in each solicitation before bidding, as tagging under 85762512 does not reliably signal purchasing intent aligned with cranial implants.