UNSPSC 85581072: Alteration of lower lip with synthetic substitute, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to alteration of lower lip with synthetic substitute, external 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 0C01XJZ

UNSPSC 85581072 Alteration of lower lip with synthetic substitute, external approach is a Commodity code that shows a fundamental mismatch between its nominal clinical scope and recent state and local procurement activity. The code's explicit procedure descriptor—a specific surgical alteration of soft tissue—does not align with any of the six recent opportunities posted under it. Instead, state and local solicitations tagged to this code are purchasing occupational health surveillance, disability benefit medical evaluations, employee health plan carve-outs, juvenile detention medical services, pharmacy benefit administration, and temporary clinical staffing—none of which involve lip augmentation or cosmetic reconstruction. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, state transportation departments, county health systems, county commissioners, and a county juvenile probation department, spanning Arizona, California, Florida, Washington, and Texas. This pattern indicates either systematic miscoding at the source or a taxonomy misalignment that renders the code unreliable for identifying genuine reconstruction-surgery procurement.

The most recent opportunities show no common procurement pattern under this code. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted an RFP (RTMRFP26001) due October 16, 2026 for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations, with a $750,000 five-year contract maximum. The Washington State Department of Transportation solicited occupational medical surveillance services (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026) across 14 ferry terminals, and the County of Santa Clara Health System opened a qualified vendor pool (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026) for temporary clinical staffing across 13 ancillary health professions. Collier County issued an RFP for pharmacy benefit management (258414) with historical spending near $8.7 million annually. The code shows recent activity across multiple states and jurisdictions but contains no evidence of cosmetic or reconstructive surgical product or service procurement. Business development professionals should treat this code as currently inactive for its stated scope and verify coding accuracy with the specific issuing body before investing pursuit resources.