UNSPSC 85562858: Extirpation of matter from right ethmoid sinus, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from right ethmoid sinus, 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 09CU3ZZ

UNSPSC 85562858 Extirpation of matter from right ethmoid sinus, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code describes a specific surgical procedure (endoscopic sinus surgery), but the six recent opportunities posted under this code actually solicit medical evaluation services, pharmacy benefit management, occupational health surveillance, specialty surgical networks for government employees, independent medical examinations for pension disability determinations, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve ethmoid sinus procedures or match the code's clinical scope. This mismatch indicates either a data-tagging error in the source material or that the code is being misapplied to broader healthcare administrative and occupational health services that fall outside surgical intervention.

The recent opportunities span multiple issuing bodies including city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara County), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county government (Harris County, Collier County), and health consortia. Geographic activity is concentrated in California, Arizona, Washington, Texas, and Florida, with no single jurisdiction appearing as a repeat high-volume buyer. Because the solicitations tagged to this code do not substantively address the code's stated commodity (ethmoid sinus surgery), vendors should treat activity under UNSPSC 85562858 as unreliable for business development targeting, and instead verify the actual clinical or administrative service categories with issuing bodies before pursuing opportunities listed under this code.