UNSPSC 85581357: Dilation of pharynx, via natural or artificial opening

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to dilation of pharynx, 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 0C7M7ZZ

UNSPSC 85581357 Dilation of pharynx, via natural or artificial opening is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal scope and the state and local procurement activity currently tagged under it. The recent opportunities assigned to this code span occupational health surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, emergency and specialty care for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which directly address pharyngeal dilation procedures or related surgical or diagnostic services. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices, municipal human resources departments, state transportation agencies, county juvenile probation authorities, county health systems, and health care consortia across multiple states. The scope mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing procurement offices or use of the code as a catch-all placeholder for medical services procurement that does not fit more specific clinical codes.

The geographic spread of tagged opportunities spans Arizona (City of Phoenix), California (City of Long Beach, County of Santa Clara), Washington (Washington State Department of Transportation), Texas (Harris County), and Florida (Collier County), with no concentrated regional activity. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (posted September 16, 2026, due October 16, 2026) and the Washington State Department of Transportation's request for occupational medical surveillance services (posted August 25, 2026, due October 9, 2026). Given the code's apparent misapplication and absence of genuine pharyngeal-dilation-related demand in the recent record, pursuit should remain on hold pending clarification from procurement offices or identification of opportunities properly coded to clinical-procedure-specific UNSPSC classifications.