UNSPSC 85582116: Destruction of tongue, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction 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 0C57XZZ

UNSPSC 85582116 Destruction of tongue, external approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its medical-procedure scope. The most-recent state and local contract opportunities block contains five posted solicitations: inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county correctional facility (Columbus Consolidated Government, Georgia), pharmacy benefit management for county employees and dependents (Collier County, Florida), virtual primary and urgent care services (Monroe County, Florida), peer support services for behavioral health peer workers (San Mateo County, California), and medical direction for a fire department's emergency medical services program (Santa Monica, California). None of these opportunities directly procure destruction-of-tongue surgical procedures or related surgical services. The opportunities instead address broader healthcare administration, pharmacy management, mental health support, and emergency medical oversight — none of which align with the surgical procedure specified by the code.

The mismatch between the code's nominal classification and the actual recent solicitations reflects a tagging error in state and local procurement systems rather than active demand for destruction-of-tongue procedures under this code. Practitioners evaluating this code should treat it as inactive for state and local procurement purposes and expect no substantive pipeline of opportunities in this commodity category.