UNSPSC 85582314: Destruction of tongue, percutaneous approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of tongue, percutaneous 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 0C573ZZ

UNSPSC 85582314 Destruction of tongue, percutaneous approach is a Commodity code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal clinical procedure name and recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code cover occupational medical surveillance, independent medical evaluations for disability determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency/specialty medical services for detained youth — none of which involve tongue destruction procedures. This mismatch suggests the code assignment reflects a cataloging error or system artifact rather than actual procurement of the named procedure.

The issuing bodies posting under this code span diverse public sectors: the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (municipal), Washington State Department of Transportation (state agency), Collier County Board of County Commissioners (county), City of Long Beach (municipal), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (county), and County of Santa Clara Health System (county). Geographic activity includes Arizona, Washington, California, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Phoenix's independent medical evaluation services RFP (due October 16, 2026, $750,000 five-year term), Washington State Ferries' occupational medical surveillance RFP (due October 9, 2026, with pre-bid August 31, 2026), City of Long Beach's surgical benefit carve-out program RFP (due October 7, 2026), and Harris County's RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth (due September 25, 2026). Given the absence of relevant recent procurement under the code's stated commodity definition, this code warrants research into whether vendors or purchasing offices are using it in error, or whether the taxonomy assignment requires correction at the source level.