UNSPSC 85581135: Repair lower gingiva, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair lower gingiva, open 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 0CQ60ZZ

UNSPSC 85581135 Repair lower gingiva, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The five recent opportunities tagged under this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services (Muscogee County Prison), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), virtual primary and urgent care (Monroe County), peer support for peer workers (San Mateo County), and fire department medical direction (Santa Monica)—span behavioral health, primary care, pharmacy administration, and medical oversight rather than surgical dental procedures. None of these solicitations addresses lower gingival repair or surgical dentistry. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently or as a default taxonomy classification by state and local procurement offices, disconnecting the nominal Commodity definition from the work actually being procured.

The issuing bodies in the recent activity include county governments (Muscogee County Georgia, Collier County Florida, Monroe County Florida, San Mateo County California), a municipal fire department (Santa Monica), and county health and behavioral health divisions. Geographic representation spans Georgia, Florida, and California. Given the absence of recent opportunities that substantively match the code's surgical dental scope, this code shows little actionable signal for vendors focused on gingival repair services or oral surgical procedures. Business development professionals evaluating state and local dental surgery procurement should monitor more specific codes related to dental services or surgical procedures rather than rely on recent activity under this Commodity code.