UNSPSC 85581141: Release upper gingiva, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release upper 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 0CN50ZZ

UNSPSC 85581141 Release upper gingiva, open approach is a Commodity code that maps poorly to recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific dental surgical procedure, yet the most recent opportunities tagged under it encompass inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer mental health support, and fire department medical direction — none of which align with oral surgical intervention. State and local procurement offices appear to be tagging broad healthcare service contracts with this dental code, likely as a classification artifact or data entry error rather than because they are actually soliciting the procedure named in the code itself.

Recent activity shows no direct procurement of release-of-upper-gingiva services. The Muscogee County Prison RFP (due May 15, 2026) includes dental services as one line item within comprehensive jail healthcare; Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP (due April 9, 2026) focuses on drug claims and formulary management for 2,400 employees; Monroe County's virtual primary and urgent care RFP (due April 16, 2026) addresses telemedicine and 24/7 access for 2,300 members; San Mateo County's peer support pilot (due July 2, 2025) targets mental health workforce support; and Santa Monica Fire Department's medical director RFP (due October 16, 2025) seeks EMS oversight. These are diverse health service categories with no concentration in dental procedures. Without clear recent solicitations for the specific service the code describes, the code should be monitored for data quality corrections or reserved for bidding only if a solicitation explicitly names the procedure in its scope.