UNSPSC 85582587: Destruction of uvula, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to destruction of uvula, 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 0C5N0ZZ

UNSPSC 85582587 Destruction of uvula, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code bear no substantive relationship to uvula destruction or surgical services. The five most recent opportunities tagged with this code include inmate medical and pharmacy services for a county jail, pharmacy benefit management services for a county health plan, virtual primary and urgent care services, peer support services for behavioral health workers, and fire department medical director services — none of which involve surgical procedures or uvula-related interventions. This code shows no relevant recent activity aligned with its nominal scope.

The mismatch between the code's formal definition and the work actually being solicited suggests either a systematic tagging error in the state and local procurement databases or that the code has been repurposed or misapplied by issuing bodies. Because the recent opportunities are either general healthcare administration, behavioral health services, or medical direction roles rather than surgical services, business development professionals should verify the appropriate UNSPSC classification before pursuing work in these categories. The code does not provide a reliable signal for identifying state and local procurement of surgical or ENT-related services.