UNSPSC 85582579: Drainage of soft palate, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to drainage of 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 0C930ZZ

UNSPSC 85582579 Drainage of soft palate, open approach is a Commodity code with no recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its clinical scope. The five most recent opportunities tagged under this code in the GovTribe database—inmate medical and pharmacy services for Muscogee County Prison (Columbus Consolidated Government, RFP, May 15, 2026 due date), pharmacy benefit management services for Collier County employees (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, RFP, April 9, 2026 due date), virtual primary and urgent care services for Monroe County members (Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, RFP, April 16, 2026 due date), peer support services for peer workers in San Mateo County (San Mateo County Health Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, RFP, July 2, 2025 due date), and medical director services for Santa Monica Fire Department (Santa Monica Fire Department, RFP, October 16, 2025 due date)—are all health administration, managed care, and medical direction services with no connection to otolaryngologic surgical procedures. The tagging appears to reflect a classification error in the source database rather than genuine procurement demand for soft palate drainage procedures under this code.

State and local governments do not appear to be soliciting surgical services at the commodity level through posted RFPs and ITBs; most healthcare procurement at the state and local level targets primary care networks, pharmacy management, emergency services oversight, and behavioral health support rather than discrete surgical procedures. If your firm provides otolaryngologic surgical services or operates surgical centers, this code should be marked as inactive for business development purposes. The mismatch between the code's clinical definition and the actual opportunities posted suggests either a systematic classification problem in the source data or that this code is not currently used by state and local procurement offices for any material buying activity.