UNSPSC 85582110: Release tongue, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to release tongue, external 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 0CN7XZZ

UNSPSC 85582110 Release tongue, external approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's technical medical device nomenclature does not match the scope of work actually being solicited under opportunities tagged with this classification. Recent solicitations show state and local governments issuing RFPs for broad healthcare management and support services — inmate medical and pharmacy services for correctional facilities, pharmacy benefit management administration, virtual primary and urgent care platforms, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director oversight — none of which concern the release tongue devices the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies span county governments (Muscogee County, Georgia; Collier County and Monroe County, Florida; San Mateo County, California) and municipal fire departments (Santa Monica, California), with human resources departments, behavioral health services divisions, and correctional operations requesting these services.

The geographic activity across this code cluster centers on Florida (Collier and Monroe counties), Georgia (Muscogee County), and California (San Mateo County and Santa Monica), though the code's mismatch with actual procurement scope limits its utility as a targeting signal. Recent opportunities include Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services at Muscogee County Prison (proposals due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services covering 2,400 employees and 4,800 members (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's RFP for virtual primary and urgent care services effective October 1, 2026 (due April 16, 2026). The San Mateo County behavioral health RFP and Santa Monica Fire Department medical director RFP round out the recent activity but remain outside the device-level scope the code describes. Firms pursuing opportunities under this code should verify that state and local procurement offices are correctly applying the classification to their actual procurement needs; the current tagging suggests either miscoding or a very narrow subset of medical device procurement that is not reflected in recent solicitations.