UNSPSC 85581600: Mouth alimentary cavity face throat neck, percutaneous 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 percutaneous 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 85581600 Mouth alimentary cavity face throat neck, percutaneous approach is a Class code that does not align with the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The six most recent solicitations posted under this code comprise occupational medical surveillance for ferry workers, independent medical evaluations for public safety disability pensions, surgical benefit carve-out networks for municipal employee health plans, specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management services, and temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. None of these opportunities involve percutaneous procedures of the mouth, alimentary cavity, face, throat, or neck — the nominal scope of the code. The mismatch suggests either a tagging error in the state and local procurement system or that this code has been repurposed for broader occupational and employee health services outside its formal definition.

The issuing bodies span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and a regional health authority (Santa Clara Health System). Recent activity concentrates in California, Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Washington. Representative opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026, the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's independent medical evaluation RFP due October 16, 2026 with a $750,000 five-year maximum contract value, and the City of Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out RFP due October 7, 2026 targeting Centers of Excellence for knee, hip, orthopedic, shoulder, spine, heart, weight loss, and oncology procedures. Given the systematic mismatch between the code's stated scope and the actual content of tagged opportunities, verify code assignment before investing pursuit effort.