UNSPSC 85581316: Supplement pharynx with nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement pharynx with nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening. 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 0CUM7KZ

UNSPSC 85581316 Supplement pharynx with nonautologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure involving tissue grafting to the pharynx, but the six recent state and local opportunities posted in the past three months—spanning independent disability medical evaluations for pension boards, surgical benefits carve-out programs for municipal health plans, occupational medical surveillance for transportation employees, emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing—contain no solicitations for pharyngeal tissue supplements, surgical implants, or bioengineered tissue products. The mismatch suggests these opportunities were tagged with the code in error or through a categorization artifact rather than reflecting genuine demand for the product or service the code describes.

The source does not identify any state or local jurisdictions actively procuring pharyngeal tissue supplements or related surgical implants. Firms seeking work under this code should verify whether recent state and local procurement activity exists outside the recent-opportunities data provided and consider whether the code's abstract name masks a different operational scope within specific health systems or surgical centers.