UNSPSC 85581986: Drainage of upper tooth, open approach, multiple

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of upper tooth, open approach, multiple. 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 0C9W0Z1

UNSPSC 85581986 Drainage of upper tooth, open approach, multiple (Commodity) does not align with state and local procurement activity currently being solicited under this code. The recent opportunities posted show no dental procedure solicitations; instead, the tagged opportunities encompass inmate medical and pharmacy services, county pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services—none of which involve dental extraction or oral surgery.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being procured suggests the code either receives minimal relevant activity or is being misapplied by issuing bodies when tagging opportunities. The five recent solicitations span Georgia (Columbus Consolidated Government / Muscogee County Prison), Florida (Collier County, Monroe County), California (San Mateo County, Santa Monica Fire Department), and represent health-system administration, clinical services contracting, and emergency medical oversight rather than dental care. Without evidence of actual dental drainage procedures being solicited under this code at the state and local level, pursuit under this commodity code is not recommended.