UNSPSC 85581345: Insertion of airway into mouth and throat, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to insertion of airway into mouth and throat, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. 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 0CHY8BZ

UNSPSC 85581345 Insertion of airway into mouth and throat, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific clinical procedure—endoscopic airway insertion—yet the recent opportunities posted under this code span independent medical evaluation services, surgical benefit administration, occupational health surveillance, emergency and specialty medical care for youth in custody, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these services involve the insertion of airways via endoscopy as their primary deliverable or scope.

The mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the work actually being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding in the source data or that the code is being used as a catch-all for broader medical services procurement. The issuing bodies include a city retirement office (Phoenix), municipal health systems (Long Beach, Santa Clara), a state transportation department (Washington), a county juvenile justice agency (Harris County), and county government (Collier County). Geographic spread covers Arizona, California, Washington, Texas, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 over five years), the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance (due October 9, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's RFQ for temporary health professional staffing across multiple ancillary clinical specialties (due October 7, 2026). Given the absence of endoscopic airway insertion as a stated scope in any recent solicitation, this code warrants scrutiny before resource allocation.