UNSPSC 85582555: Fragmentation in left parotid duct, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to fragmentation in left parotid duct, 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 0CFC0ZZ

UNSPSC 85582555 Fragmentation in left parotid duct, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect state and local government procurement activity. The code's name references a specific surgical procedure (fragmentation of the left parotid duct via open surgical approach), a medical service delivered at the point of patient care rather than a procurable product or service category. The recent opportunities tagged under this code—inmate medical and pharmacy services, pharmacy benefit management, virtual primary and urgent care, peer support services, and fire department medical direction—represent healthcare administration, behavioral health support, clinical consultation, and benefit management, none of which align with the surgical procedure the code nominally describes. State and local governments do not solicit surgical procedures as procurement contracts; they contract with healthcare providers or benefit administrators who deliver or manage those services as part of broader service scopes. The code appears to have been assigned to these opportunities in error or as a misclassification by the tagging entity.

The source provides no recent state and local opportunities genuinely soliciting fragmentation of a left parotid duct or related otolaryngological surgery services. No meaningful market characterization, issuing-body concentration, or geographic spread can be drawn from a set of opportunities that do not fall within the code's intended scope. Firms pursuing state and local healthcare contracts should verify the correct UNSPSC classification for their service line and monitor opportunities under healthcare administration, benefit management, or clinical services codes rather than surgical procedure codes.