UNSPSC 85581506: Revision of drainage device in mouth and throat, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to revision of drainage device in mouth and throat, 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 0CWY00Z

UNSPSC 85581506 Revision of drainage device in mouth and throat, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific oral surgical procedure, but the six recent opportunities posted under this code classification span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs, pharmacy benefit management, emergency medical services for detained youth, and temporary health professional staffing — none of which involve revision of drainage devices or oral surgical procedures. The mismatch suggests either a consistent data-entry error in how these opportunities have been tagged to this code, or a fundamental misalignment between the code's surgical nomenclature and how state and local procurement systems are actually labeling medical and health services contracts.

The recent solicitations originate from state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), county health systems and county commissioners' offices (Santa Clara County Health System, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and special health districts. Without verifiable opportunities that actually procure drainage device revisions or related oral surgical services, this code shows no actionable pipeline for firms pursuing state and local contracts in its stated scope. Vendors in oral surgery, otolaryngology, medical device supply, or perioperative support should verify the code assignment with issuing procurement offices before investing bid preparation effort.