UNSPSC 85582200: Oropharyngeal muscular structure, open approach

This class includes one or more of 23 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the structures of the oropharyngeal muscular structure with open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 0C.

UNSPSC 85582200 Oropharyngeal muscular structure, open approach is a Class code with minimal relevance to actual state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — a specific surgical procedure on throat musculature — does not align with the medical services state and local governments are currently soliciting. Recent opportunities posted under this code cover occupational medical surveillance, disability benefits evaluations, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, emergency youth detention healthcare, and independent medical examinations for pension boards. None of these services involve oropharyngeal surgical procedures.

The mismatch between the code's clinical specificity and the breadth of general healthcare administration, staffing, and benefits management in the posted opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a data quality issue in the underlying records. Bidders should treat this code as unreliable for procurement strategy purposes. The recent opportunities — issued by the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (RFP for disability medical evaluations, due October 16, 2026), Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries (occupational medical surveillance, due October 9, 2026), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefits carve-out, due October 7, 2026), and County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary health professional staffing qualification vehicle, due October 7, 2026) — are spread across Arizona, Washington, California, and Florida, but none involve the procedure named in the code. Treat opportunities tagged with UNSPSC 85582200 with caution and verify the actual scope against the RFP or RFQ directly before pursuing.