UNSPSC 85581153: Excision of upper gingiva, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0CB50ZZ

UNSPSC 85581153 Excision of upper gingiva, open approach is a Commodity code describing a specific surgical dental procedure, but the recent state and local contracting activity posted under this code bears no meaningful relationship to the procedure itself. The source shows five recent opportunities tagged to this code, none of which involve dental surgery or gingival excision: inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility, pharmacy benefit management for a county employee health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services for county employees, peer support services for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction services. The code shows little relevant recent activity for its stated scope.

Geographic activity spans multiple states — Georgia (Muscogee County), Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), California (San Mateo County), and California again (Santa Monica) — with no concentration in a particular region. The mismatch between the code's nominal surgical scope and the healthcare administration, employee benefits, and emergency services work actually posted suggests either a data classification error or a systematic tagging issue in the underlying procurement system. Firms evaluating this code should verify the actual commodity or service line they intend to pursue rather than relying on the UNSPSC category number alone.