UNSPSC 85581515: Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from mouth and throat, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from 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 0CPY0KZ

UNSPSC 85581515 Removal of nonautologous tissue substitute from mouth and throat, open approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure involving tissue substitute removal, yet none of the six opportunities posted in the recent activity block reflect this narrow clinical scope. Instead, recent solicitations under this code designation span occupational medical surveillance (Washington State Ferries), independent disability medical evaluations (City of Phoenix), surgical benefit program management via Centers of Excellence (City of Long Beach), specialty medical services for detained youth (Harris County), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), and temporary health professional staffing (Santa Clara County Health System). The mismatch suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or use of the code as a catch-all for health services administration rather than clinical procedures. The scope of what is actually being bought under this code reflects health system operations and benefit administration—vendor selection for occupational health programs, medical record coordination, managed care networks, and clinical staffing—not direct procurement of surgical interventions or tissue products.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code are primarily county health systems, municipal retirement boards, and county commissioners' procurement offices. Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington State, with particular concentration among county government health-system purchasers and municipal employee-benefit programs. Representative opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP (responses due October 9, 2026), the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation RFP with a $750,000 five-year contract value (responses due October 16, 2026), the City of Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out RFP (responses due October 7, 2026), and the County of Santa Clara Health System's temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle (responses due October 7, 2026). The code shows no dominant repeat buyer but rather scattered activity across distinct health-service contracting domains. Given the evident disconnect between code definition and actual procurement content, bidders should verify coding accuracy with issuing bodies before investing in pursuit.