UNSPSC 85582113: Excision of tongue, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of 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 0CB7XZZ

UNSPSC 85582113 Excision of tongue, external approach is a Commodity code that bears no relation to the state and local opportunities recently posted under this classification. The five recent solicitations in the opportunity block cover inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management for county employees, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve surgical procedures or tongue excision. The code appears to have been applied to these opportunities in error, suggesting either a data-entry mistake in the state or local procurement system or a misalignment between the UNSPSC taxonomy and how issuing bodies are tagging health services contracts.

The mismatch indicates that this Commodity code shows no meaningful recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. Firms pursuing contracts in state and local healthcare delivery, pharmacy benefit management, emergency medical services, or behavioral health should verify the correct UNSPSC codes with issuing bodies before bidding; the opportunities themselves span Georgia (Muscogee County Prison inmate medical services), Florida (Collier County pharmacy benefit management and Monroe County virtual care), California (San Mateo County peer support and Santa Monica Fire Department medical direction), and represent county governments and municipal departments across diverse service lines, but none match the surgical procedure named in code 85582113.