UNSPSC 85582002: Replacement of hard palate with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of hard palate with synthetic 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 0CR23JZ

UNSPSC 85582002 Replacement of hard palate with synthetic substitute, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The code nominally describes a surgical procedure for palatal reconstruction, but the six recent state and local opportunities posted under this code—spanning July through September 2026—do not involve palatal replacement or related surgical devices. Instead, the opportunities cover occupational medical surveillance services, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, specialty surgical care coordination through Centers of Excellence, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The mismatch between the code's stated scope and the work actually being solicited suggests the code has been applied inconsistently or inaccurately by issuing bodies, or that medical procurement offices are using this code as a catch-all for health services work outside its intended commodity definition.

The issuing bodies span state agencies, county health systems, and municipal governments—Washington State Department of Transportation (on behalf of Washington State Ferries), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Collier County Board of County Commissioners, County of Santa Clara Health System, City of Phoenix Retirement Office, and City of Long Beach. Geographic activity includes Washington, Texas, Florida, California, and Arizona. Representative recent opportunities include the Washington State Department of Transportation's occupational medical surveillance RFP due October 9, 2026, covering baseline and periodic examinations for ferry system employees at 14 Washington locations; Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP (historical annual spend approximately $8.7 million) with proposals due April 9, 2026; and the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability benefit determinations, due October 16, 2026, with a five-year contract ceiling of $750,000. The repeated appearance of health systems and public agencies pursuing routine occupational health, benefits administration, and staffing services under this code indicates either systematic classification errors or scope drift that warrants clarification with issuing bodies before investment in pursuit strategy.