UNSPSC 85582403: Supplement uvula with autologous tissue substitute, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement uvula with autologous tissue substitute, 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 0CUNX7Z

UNSPSC 85582403 Supplement uvula with autologous tissue substitute, external approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a surgical procedure to augment the uvula using the patient's own tissue; however, the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code bear no substantive relationship to otolaryngologic surgery and instead reflect healthcare administration and delivery services spanning inmate medical care, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary care, peer support for mental health workers, and fire department medical direction. The code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated surgical scope.

The five opportunities identified in the source—Columbus Consolidated Government's inmate medical and pharmacy services RFP (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's pharmacy benefit management RFP (due April 9, 2026), Monroe County's virtual primary and urgent care RFP (due April 16, 2026), San Mateo County's peer support pilot project RFP (due July 2, 2025), and Santa Monica Fire Department's medical director RFP (due October 16, 2025)—span multiple jurisdictions and service categories entirely outside the code's clinical definition. Issuing bodies include county commissions, a consolidated city government, county health departments, and a municipal fire department. Geographic spread reaches Florida, Georgia, California, and across multiple state and local health and human services departments. The mismatch between the UNSPSC code designation and the actual procurement scope suggests either a data classification error or a systematic misapplication of this code to general healthcare contracting activity. Business development professionals should verify the correct UNSPSC classification with the respective issuing bodies before pursuing these opportunities, as the code taxonomy does not reliably signal the services actually being solicited.