UNSPSC 85562851: Extraction of nasal septum, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extraction of nasal septum, 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 09DM3ZZ

UNSPSC 85562851 Extraction of nasal septum, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that appears to have been applied to state and local procurement opportunities unrelated to the surgical procedure its name describes. The recent opportunities tagged under this code encompass occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for public safety pension determinations, surgical procedure carve-out benefits for government employees, pharmacy benefit management, specialty medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve nasal septum extraction or percutaneous surgical procedures. The issuing bodies include a state department of transportation, county pension boards, cities, a county health system, and a county juvenile probation department. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding or that this code has been repurposed within state and local procurement systems in ways that diverge from its intended UNSPSC definition.

Recent activity spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County). Representative recent solicitations include the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry locations with proposals due October 9, 2026; the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with a $750,000 five-year contract and proposals due October 16, 2026; and the County of Santa Clara Health System's non-exclusive multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, also due October 7, 2026. Given the disconnect between the code name and the actual procurement activity, this code warrants verification before business development investment.