UNSPSC 85582567: Excision of right parotid duct, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to excision of right 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 0CBB0ZZ

UNSPSC 85582567 Excision of right parotid duct, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure; however, recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code bear no relationship to the procedure itself. The opportunities instead involve independent medical evaluation services, occupational health surveillance, specialty surgery networks and Centers of Excellence, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, and emergency and specialty medical care for detained youth. The code shows material misalignment between its taxonomy definition and actual procurement activity, suggesting either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or institutional divergence between the code's surgical specificity and how purchasing offices tag health services work more broadly. No opportunities in the recent record solicit surgical procedures, surgical equipment, surgical staffing, or services directly tied to parotid duct excision.

Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Washington State, and Texas, with issuing bodies including city retirement offices (Phoenix), municipal health benefits purchasers (Long Beach), state transportation departments (Washington), county juvenile justice systems (Harris County), county health systems (Santa Clara), and county benefits consortia (Collier County). The City of Phoenix Retirement Office seeks independent medical evaluation services for disability benefit determinations, with proposals due October 16, 2026 and a five-year term valued at $750,000. The Washington State Department of Transportation, on behalf of Washington State Ferries, is procuring occupational medical surveillance across 14 regional locations, with proposals due October 9, 2026 and a two-year initial term with optional extensions. The County of Santa Clara Health System is establishing a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories, with proposals due October 7, 2026 on a non-exclusive, multiple-award basis with no guaranteed volume. No clear repeat buyers or concentrated geographic activity emerge; the code's low relevance to procurement signals suggests limited actionable activity for vendors focused on orthopedic, cardiovascular, or other specialty surgical services.