UNSPSC 85582562: Extirpation of matter from soft palate, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to extirpation of matter from soft palate, 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 0CC30ZZ

UNSPSC 85582562 Extirpation of matter from soft palate, open approach is a Commodity code that appears in state and local procurement records but shows a fundamental disconnect between its clinical taxonomy label and the actual work being solicited. The recent opportunities tagged to this code do not concern oral or palatal surgical procedures; instead, they encompass occupational medical surveillance, disability medical evaluations, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, surgical benefit carve-outs for municipal employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth. The issuing bodies are county governments, state transportation departments, and municipal retirement and health authorities sourcing medical and administrative services to support employee benefit programs, public safety pension systems, and detention healthcare. The scope of actual work under recent postings involves medical record review and summarization, physician examination coordination, occupational health compliance monitoring, specialty network management, and clinical staffing placement — none of which align with the code's stated surgical procedure focus.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office posted RTMRFP26001 in September 2026 (due October 16, 2026) for independent medical evaluation services supporting disability determinations for public safety pensions, with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted RFP20260825 (due October 9, 2026) for occupational medical surveillance across 14 ferry system locations; and the County of Santa Clara Health System posted RFSQHHSFY270052 in July 2026 (due October 7, 2026) to establish a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories. The code's misalignment with the work actually being bought suggests it is either a data-entry error at the issuing-body level or reflects a broader taxonomy mapping issue in state and local procurement systems — the recent opportunities are substantive and recurring, but the code itself does not describe them accurately.