UNSPSC 85563137: Drainage of right frontal sinus, percutaneous endoscopic approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of right frontal sinus, 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 099S4ZZ

UNSPSC 85563137 Drainage of right frontal sinus, percutaneous endoscopic approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under its stated medical-procedure scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not match the specific endoscopic sinus-drainage procedure the code nominally describes. Instead, the source shows state and local buyers posting RFPs and RFQs for occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for pension-system disability determinations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing pools, surgical-procedure carve-out programs for employee health plans, and emergency medical services for detained youth. None of these solicitations concern sinus drainage or endoscopic procedures. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, county health systems and procurement departments, state transportation agencies, and county juvenile probation departments — a broad mix of municipal, county, and state entities — but the mismatch between the code's stated procedure and the actual work being bought suggests this code may be misapplied in state and local procurement systems or reflects outdated taxonomical assignment.

Geographic spread includes Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington state, with activity across municipal, county, and state contracting offices. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach RFP for surgical Centers of Excellence carve-out benefits (due October 7, 2026), and the Washington State Department of Transportation RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 Washington ferry locations (due October 9, 2026, pre-bid August 31, 2026). The code does not appear to support procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope, and pursuit under this code would require clarification with the issuing procurement office regarding proper code assignment.