UNSPSC 85582421: Repair uvula, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair uvula, 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 0CQNXZZ

UNSPSC 85582421 Repair uvula, external approach is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity under state and local procurement. The five most recent opportunities tagged with this code span inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support for peer workers, and fire department medical direction — none of which involve uvula repair or any surgical procedure matching the code's nominal scope. The opportunities center instead on comprehensive healthcare administration, pharmacy network management, and mental health services contracting. This mismatch between the code's specific surgical nomenclature and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding in state and local procurement systems or that the code is rarely used for its intended purpose in the state and local market.

Geographic activity is fragmented across Florida (Collier County, Monroe County), Georgia (Muscogee County), and California (San Mateo County), with issuing bodies drawn from county health systems, county commissioners' offices, and county behavioral health agencies. No pattern of repeat buyers or concentrated procurement activity supports a pursue decision under this code. The representative recent opportunities — Columbus Consolidated Government's RFP No. 26-0008 for inmate medical and pharmacy services (due May 15, 2026), Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for pharmacy benefit management services (due April 9, 2026), and Monroe County's virtual primary and urgent care RFP (due April 16, 2026) — reflect healthcare service delivery and administration rather than the surgical repair work the code nominally describes. State and local procurement professionals should treat this code as inactive for practical business development purposes and verify coding against actual scope before pursuing any future posting.