UNSPSC 85582001: Replacement of hard palate with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of hard palate with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous 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 0CR23KZ

UNSPSC 85582001 Replacement of hard palate with nonautologous tissue substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for hard palate reconstruction; however, the recent opportunities posted under this code do not align with the procedural scope. Instead, recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code span occupational medical surveillance, pension disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, surgical benefits carve-out programs, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve hard palate replacement or tissue substitution. The mismatch between the code's clinical descriptor and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic tagging misalignment in the source jurisdictions or that this code is not the appropriate vehicle for state and local procurement of the named procedure.

Given the absence of opportunities actually soliciting hard palate replacement services, no representative procurement activity exists to characterize. The issuing bodies in the opportunties sample span state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation), counties (Harris County, Collier County, Santa Clara County), cities (Phoenix, Long Beach), and regional health systems, but none are procuring the service named in the code. No geographic concentration of relevant activity emerges, and no issuing body appears as a repeat buyer for hard palate reconstruction or related surgical procedures under this code. Procurement professionals evaluating this code should expect minimal or no activity aligned with the Commodity's stated scope.