UNSPSC 85581400: Mouth alimentary cavity face throat neck, external approach

This class includes one or more of 23 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the structures of the mouth or alimentary cavity of the face and throat and neck with external approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0C.

UNSPSC 85581400 Mouth alimentary cavity face throat neck, external approach is a Class code under which state and local governments procure occupational and disability-related medical surveillance, evaluation, and examination services focused on assessment of employees and beneficiaries for retirement, fitness-for-duty, and specialized medical determinations. Recent opportunities reveal that this code tags solicitations for independent medical evaluations tied to pension and disability benefit administration, occupational health monitoring for public employees, and medical services for youth in detention—work requiring board-certified or specialty physicians to conduct examinations, compile medical records, and deliver timely clinical reports. The issuing bodies include city retirement offices (Phoenix), state transportation agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and juvenile probation departments (Harris County, Santa Clara County), and municipal human resources divisions (Long Beach), reflecting a mix of pension/retirement administrators, public-sector employers, and health-delivery agencies.

Geographic activity concentrates in Arizona, California, and Washington, with recent solicitations from Phoenix, Long Beach, Seattle/Anacortes, San Jose, and Houston. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RFP RTMRFP26001 for independent medical evaluation services supporting approximately 75 annual disability benefit applications for fire and police pension boards, with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted RFP RFP20260825 for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; and Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued RFI 071626BNM seeking hospital entities and specialty medical providers for emergency and inpatient care for detained youth, with responses due September 25, 2026. Santa Clara County Health System simultaneously solicited a qualified vendor pool (RFSQHHSFY270052) for temporary ancillary clinical staffing including audiology, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, and surgical services, though this opportunity falls outside the Class code's primary scope.