UNSPSC 85582207: Replacement of tongue with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of tongue with synthetic substitute, open 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 0CR70JZ

UNSPSC 85582207 Replacement of tongue with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under its nominal surgical-procedure scope. The six state and local opportunities posted since mid-August 2026 and tagged with this code involve medical record review and summarization, occupational health surveillance examinations, pharmacy benefit management, youth detention medical services, Centers of Excellence networks for elective surgery, and temporary clinical staffing — none of which align with oral or maxillofacial surgical reconstruction. The code appears to have been applied by procurement offices as a catch-all for health services broadly rather than as a specific identifier for tongue reconstruction procedures.

The issuing bodies span state departments, county health systems, and municipal governments: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (disability medical evaluation), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (youth detention healthcare), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (pharmacy benefit administration), the City of Long Beach (surgical carve-out networks), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary clinical staffing). Geographic activity appears in Arizona, Washington, Florida, California, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix's RFP for independent medical evaluation services with an October 16, 2026 deadline and a $750,000 five-year term, and the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations with an October 9, 2026 deadline. Pursuing opportunities under this code carries significant execution risk given the mismatch between the code's stated scope and the work actually being solicited; careful verification of actual scope against the RFP or RFQ is essential before resource allocation.