UNSPSC 85581910: Resection of hard palate, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to resection of hard palate, 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 0CT20ZZ

UNSPSC 85581910 Resection of hard palate, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure, but the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code does not align with that clinical scope. The five most recent opportunities tagged to this code instead cover inmate medical and pharmacy services contracting, pharmacy benefit management administration for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support programs for mental health workers, and fire department medical director services. These solicitations represent healthcare administration, benefits management, and clinical staffing — not surgical procedures. The issuing bodies include county governments (Muscogee County in Georgia, Collier County in Florida, Monroe County in Florida, and San Mateo County in California) and a municipal fire department (Santa Monica, California). The mismatch between the code's nominal definition and the work actually being solicited suggests either a data-entry error in the UNSPSC tagging or an overly broad categorization within a particular jurisdiction's procurement system.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Florida (two opportunities: Collier County and Monroe County) and California (two opportunities: San Mateo County and Santa Monica), with one in Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include the Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (due May 15, 2026), an annual contract valued at approximately $95,537.71 monthly; Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered members with historical annual spending around $8.7 million (due April 9, 2026); and Monroe County's RFP for Virtual Primary & Urgent Care Services for 2,300 county members (due April 16, 2026). No recent opportunities in this code's dataset represent the surgical procedure nominally described by the UNSPSC number, suggesting limited relevance to firms pursuing contracts in that clinical specialty.