UNSPSC 85563111: Extirpation of matter from nasal turbinate, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from nasal turbinate, percutaneous endoscopic 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 09CL4ZZ

UNSPSC 85563111 Extirpation of matter from nasal turbinate, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that appears to label a highly specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect that scope. The six opportunities in the block cover independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations, surgical procedure carve-out networks for municipal employee health plans, occupational medical surveillance for transportation workers, emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management administration, and temporary health professional staffing placement — none of which involve nasal surgery or any procedure matching the code's nominal description. The mismatch between code title and actual solicitation content suggests this code either has been misapplied to opportunities that belong under different UNSPSC categories, or the code itself has accumulated a broad portfolio of unrelated medical-service procurement that no longer reflects its name.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county governments (Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System), and municipal entities (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). Recent activity appears across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, maximum contract value $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry terminals (proposals due October 9, 2026, pre-bid conference August 31, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing in thirteen clinical categories (proposals due October 7, 2026). Given the absence of alignment between the code's stated procedure and the actual work being solicited, this code warrants careful verification before pursuing — the opportunities are real and active, but the UNSPSC categorization appears to be either an error in the source data or a symptom of broader misclassification within the issuing bodies' procurement systems.