UNSPSC 85581995: Destruction of lower tooth, single, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of lower tooth, single, 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 0C5X0Z0

UNSPSC 85581995 Destruction of lower tooth, single, open approach is a Commodity code that describes a specific dental surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show no solicitations for dental extraction services or oral surgery. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services, and fire department medical direction — none of which align with the code's nominal scope of endodontic or periodontal tooth extraction. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how state and local procurement systems have tagged these opportunities or that the code is being used inconsistently across issuing bodies. State and local governments do procure dental services, including extractions, through correctional healthcare RFPs and employee health plan benefits, but the specific opportunities shown here do not reflect demand for destruction-of-tooth procedures as a stand-alone service line.

No recent state and local solicitations explicitly procure dental extraction services under this code. The four opportunities identified — Columbus Consolidated Government's inmate medical and pharmacy RFP (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP (due April 9, 2026), Monroe County's virtual primary and urgent care RFP (due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County's peer support pilot (due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department's medical director RFP (due October 16, 2025) — all address broader healthcare delivery, behavioral health, or administrative medical management, not dental procedures. Without corroborating opportunities that specifically solicit extraction services, tooth destruction should be considered a quiet or mislabeled code at present, and firms evaluating activity under this code should verify its accuracy before committing resources to pursuit.