UNSPSC 85581525: Drainage of pharynx, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of pharynx, 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 0C9M0ZZ

UNSPSC 85581525 Drainage of pharynx, open approach is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it does not reflect the nominal medical procedure scope. The five opportunities posted since late February 2026 span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction — none involving pharyngeal drainage procedures. The code shows a fundamental mismatch between its UNSPSC taxonomy definition and the actual work being solicited by state and local procurement offices.

The geographic spread across these opportunities includes Georgia (Muscogee County Prison), Florida (Collier County and Monroe County), California (San Mateo County), and California again (Santa Monica Fire Department), with no meaningful concentration in any single jurisdiction. Because the code's nominal scope does not align with the recent solicitations, this code presents little actionable procurement intelligence for vendors pursuing work in medical procedures or related clinical services under standard UNSPSC categorization.