UNSPSC 85582508: Supplement uvula with synthetic substitute, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to supplement uvula 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 0CUN0JZ

UNSPSC 85582508 Supplement uvula with synthetic substitute, open approach is a Commodity code that shows no relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The five most recent opportunities tagged under this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services (Muscogee County Prison), pharmacy benefit management (Collier County), virtual primary and urgent care services (Monroe County), peer support for peer workers (San Mateo County), and fire department medical direction (Santa Monica)—are administrative healthcare, benefits management, and mental health services contracts with no connection to uvula supplementation or surgical synthetic substitutes. The code appears to have been misapplied by issuing bodies or procurement systems to general healthcare and medical services solicitations rather than the specific otorhinolaryngological procedure it names.

State and local procurement systems occasionally tag opportunities with codes that do not match the work actually being bought, and this code demonstrates that pattern. Vendors pursuing surgical supplies, implants, or otolaryngology-specific services should verify the actual scope of work before responding to opportunities listed under this UNSPSC designation.